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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 2

SILK PLAID TAFFETA DAY DRESS, c. 1850

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
Brown, ivory & navy shadow tattersall silk taffeta dress, draped bodice ruched into CF W, piped SH seam w/ ruched drop SH to balloon sleeve & piped W line, collar, cuff & inner sleeve seam, CF hook & eye closure & double hook & eye closure at cuffs, modified box pleated attached skirt, brown glazed cotton lining, wool braid hem saver, B 32.25", W 25", L 57", (seam/pleating at W coming unpicked for 2.5" left CF, hooks at wrists oxidizing, tiny light staining below right H) very good. Museum of the City of New York.