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Wonders For Your Wardrobe

Wed, Feb 15, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 133

ONE AT-HOME DRESS & ONE POLONAISE BODICE, MID-LATE 1880s

Estimate: $500 - $800

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$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 at-home afternoon dress of polished cotton in French paisley motif w/ aubergine silk taffeta standing band collar, reveres, CF panel, facing of cuffs & hem ruffle, 2-pc shaped slv w/ turn-back cuffs, slvs & back of skirt lined in cotton twill, single CF button w/ baroque revival love bird motif, late 1880s, B 37", W 29", L 56", (1/2 W closure missing, tiny-0.5" holes in front panel, collar tacks undone, 8" seam openings right hem & left purple panel) very good; 1 glazed cotton princess line polonaise b odice w/ carved abalone CF button closures, black Chantilly lace at cuff, c. 1885, B 35.5", W 25.5", L 43"-52", (5" repair right lap, slvs fading, 1.25" repair right H, underarm stains, reinforced shatters & tears at elbows, fraying cuffs) fair- good.

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