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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 7

RIBBON PATTERNED SILK DAY DRESS, c. 1868

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
4-pc gown of pale gold silk taffeta w/ warp patterned geometric & barred ribbon motif in silver & brown c/o casque bodice w/ pattern manipulated to enhance fitted bodice, cream silk passementerie in yoke outline, to cuff & edge of bodice & overskirt, decorative silk cover CF buttons w/ pyramidal jet centers, bell shaped skirt w/ applied black lace band, draped overskirt & fringed SH stole, B 35", W 26", L 14"-20", skirt W 26", L 41.5"-49.5", overskirt W 26.5", L 25"-42.5", sash Wd 6.5", L 45", (discoloration & two 0.5" spot stains CF B, staining CB & underarms, 3.5" stain CF skirt, fraying at hem, tiny pulls esp. to floats on skirt & overskirt, light spot stains to sash) good. Museum of the City of New York.