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Holiday Vintage Spectacular

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Our last sale of the year is shaping up to be a real banger. As always, Augusta Auctions delivers an unparalleled selection of new-to-market treasures from select private collections, The Valentine Museum, The Museum at FIT, the Brooklyn Museum, The Ohio State University, the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection.
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Lot 180

SILK CREPE WEDDING GOWN & CHALLIS AESTHETIC TEA GOWN, c. 1902 & 1880s

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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2-pc cream silk crepe wedding gown w/ tape lace to edge of ruched tulle yoke, ruched sleeves, cummerbund W, c. 1902, bodice B 36”, L 19”, skirt W 24”, L 42”-60”, (CB bodice & skirt Wbands expanded, tulle yoke brittle w/ few sm breaks, light-moderate moderate discoloration to trim, light stains up to 1” skirt,  buttons not original w/ few missing, sleeves relined) excellent; 1 printed wool challis Aesthetic Movement tea gown w/ Watteau pleat & velvet collar, 1880s, B 30”, W 22”, L 53”, (broad light fading & discoloration, heavy wear w/ many 0.25”-2” thinning spots, 0.5” tear CF, 1.5” tear CB, few tiny-0.25” holes, sm spot stains) fair. Provenance: Smith College Historic Clothing Collection

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