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Spring Fling - Vintage Visions

Wed, May 12, 2021 07:00AM EDT
Lot 235

SILK MOIRÉ DINNER GOWN, 1869-1870

Estimate: $500 - $800

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-pc gown of grey silk moiré w/ Swiss day bodice w/ CF button closures covered in bronze silk & needle embroidered net, bodice & 2-pc shaped sleeves trimmed w/ black & blond Chantilly lace, Alençon lace collar, trained skirt w/ broad, gathered ruffle from either side of CF extending into hem at back, triple draped escalier at CF, skirt w/ attached cotton gimp, 1869-1870, B 40", W 31.75", L 16"-20", skirt W 30", L 41.5"-59.5", (tiny-0.25" holes in lace collar, underarms stained, wear lines at B, bodice altered, 0.25" hole & discoloration CB slip bodice, 7" x 2" light stains CF hem, 5" line of tiny-0.25" paint stains hem) good. Museum of the City of New York.