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COUTURE * VINTAGE CLOTHING * FASHION OBJECTS

Wed, Nov 12, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 195

MME. GRES EVENING GOWN, c. 1952

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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
Black silk faille, fitted bodice w/ colorfully beaded boteh design, cap sleeves, raised waistline & exceptionally full skirt - 616" hem circumference gathered into a 25" waist - CF zipper, black velvet belt & neckline trim, label "Gres 1. Rue de la Paix Paris", unlined, B 30.5", W 25", L 55", (some bead losses, hem raised 1") very good. Suddon-Cleaver Costume Collection