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VINTAGE/HISTORIC CLOTHING - FROM MUSEUMS

Tue, May 14, 2019 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1175

KATHARINE HEPBURN THEATER COSTUMES

Estimate: $400 - $600

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 1880s-style cream cotton gauze w/ red pinstripe & red silk trim, B 34", W 24", Skt L 37: 1 long fitted bodice & 1 Polonaise overskirt(no top button hole, underarm stains & stains throughout bodice & skirt, tear in CF bust &W, no underskirt), fair; white cotton 1897 blouse, B 38", W 28", L 20"; 1 silk twill blue & white printed skirt, labelled "Western Costume Co.", W 27", L 42"; t/w 1 sleeveless cotton blouseItems from the wardrobe of Katharine Hepburn in the collection of the Kent State University Museum, are sold with the permission of the Estate of Katharine Hepburn, for the purpose of the care, maintenance, preservation or conservation of the Hepburn Costume Collection.
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