HISTORIC, VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING
Wed, Nov 13, 2019 09:00AM EST
specialty fashion & textile sales
Lot 200
RARE BYSSUS "SEA SILK" HAT, ITALY, 1920-1930s
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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 |
Knit turban-style hat of byssus fiber in a lustrous golden chestnut color, unworn, pristine condition. Fiber identified as Byssus by URI Textile Laboratory.Sea silk (also called mermaid silk", is the rarest textile in the world with only around 100 examples remaining worldwide. Read the article about this piece added as the last image posted here.
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