Augusta Auctions
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VINTAGE/HISTORIC CLOTHING - FROM MUSEUMS

Tue, May 14, 2019 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1169

HOMBURG, TOP HAT & BOWLER, EARLY 20th C

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
1 silk top hat w/ "Browning, King & Co." label, punch leather monogram on interior leather band, WJH Dyer, w/ original hatbox, hat excellent, box damaged; 1 1920s black wool felt bowler, "Browning, King & Co." label,(box worn, small stain under brim),excellent; 1 black wool felt homborg w/ "Brooks Bros., London" label, original box (worn), hat excellent. The Dyer family were a prominent Rhode Island founding family boasting governors & US Senators in the 19th C