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FASHION SALE -COUTURE/VINTAGE & TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 09:00AM EST
Lot 24

LITTLE BOYS VELVET SUIT & PHOTO, 1898

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
4 piece black velveteen: 1 jacket, 2 skirts & 1 vest, also 1 silk plaid bow & 1, not original, lace collar, size 4-6, excellent. Belonged to Harris Whittemore Jr. of Middlebury, CT. whose portrait was painted by Marie Cassat in 1898 while visiting theWhittemore's. HJ Jr.'s painting titled "Boy With Golden Curls", documented in Breeskin's 1970 Cassat Catalogue Raisonne, included is photo of HW JR in this velvet suit & other documented provenance.
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