Augusta Auctions
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KATHARINE HEPBURN CLOTHING, COUTURE, TEXTILES

Wed, Oct 24, 2018 08:00AM EDT
Lot 3

SILK BROCADE & LACE TEA GOWN, c. 1888

Estimate: $500 - $700

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
2 piece cream silk faille w/ red poppy brocade, ecru lace to bodice front, sleeves & skirt front, bustle-back trained skirt, cream silk gros-grain bows, B 34", W 23.5", Skirt 39-55", (underarm stains, stain to CB, missing hooks & eyes)very good. PROVENANCE: EMILY JOHNSTON de FOREST (1851-1942), daughter of prominent NYC RR tycoon John Taylor Johnston & wife of Robert de Forest, 1st director of the MET
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