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KATHARINE HEPBURN CLOTHING, COUTURE, TEXTILES

Wed, Oct 24, 2018 08:00AM EDT
Lot 0

PAUL POIRET FOR DENISE P. EVENING SKIRT, PARIS, 1920

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

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
Wine silk chiffon w/ raspberry taffeta underskirt, gold lace hem trim on underskirt, heavy cotton waist band w/ label "Poiret a Paris", W 29", L 32", (dark brown stains & many small holes on underskirt, chiffon at W band unstitched in few spots) fair.Original owner DENISE POIRET, PAUL POIRET'S wife & muse. In Paris 2005 the Drouot Auction sold, for their heirs, Denise & Paul Poiret's garments, accessories, their children's clothes, fabric designs & personal objects. This skirt was LOT 469.
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