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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 221

SILK TAFFETA GOWN W/ DAY & EVENING BODICES, c. 1878

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
3-pc c/o fitted corsage day bodice w/ bands of blue & ivory silk, piping & inset ruffles from neckline extending to W, CF silk covered thread embroidered button closure, extended square peplum, ivory silk sleeves w/ box pleated cuff, double bow panache at elbow, deep pleated princess line bustled & trained skirt edged w/ ruffle ivory silk over deep under ruffle w/ ivory silk accents, fringed vertical swags from W to side train & Swiss evening bodice, day bodice B 35.5", W 22.5", L 15-23", evening bodice, B 36", W 23.5", L 11-17.75", Skirt W 22", L 39.5-57", (buttons missing & pulls to bodice, 0.2 stain CB, casing on laces detach, skirt w/ trim detached, tiny-3.5" stains) bodices good skirt fair; t/w repro 1870s jacket, B 40", L 29", Museum of the City of New York.
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