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December Vintage- Decades of Decadence

Wed, Dec 8, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 133

MANS CONTINENTAL BALL COSTUME, CINCINNATI, 1875

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 black silk satin frock coat w/ tambour embroidered net cuffs & metallic bobbin lace trim & buttons at CB, label “Fred Pille, Cincinnati”; 1 blue & ivory Colonial Revival patterned silk waistcoat c. 1860, buckle stamped "Patent 1855", CH 38", SH-SH 18",L 39"; 1 pair black silk satin drop front breeches, W 30", L 28.5", inseam 17"; 1 pair black patent leather dress shoes w/ marcasite buckles & flat bows to vamps, L 10", Wd 3.5", size 7, (trim worn/tarnish, shattering throughout, buckle added 1 pant cuff, seat shattering partially stablized, small stains, shoes very worn w/ 1 buckle broken, waistcoat stained) all poor-good. Provenance: Worn by Mr. Tone to Continental Ball. The Costume Collection of the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America.

Condition

Poor-Good

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