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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 187

SILVER EMBROIDERED SARAFAN STYLE GOWN, EARLY 19TH C

Estimate: $400 - $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
Moss green silk velvet empire W sleeveless gown, heavily European embroidery w/ stylized sheaves of grain & broken leaf border motif, silver palliates, metallic strips plain & embossed to either side of CF, bodice front & back & at hem, embroidered galloon at either side of CF, hem & on SH straps, back lacing w/ boning, B 31", W 25", L 57", early 19th C, (no lacing, metal embroidery fraying, discoloration & spot stains, missing & loose paillettes, CF seam opening b/t velvet & metal ribbon, missing trim at armscyes, 8" tear at base of CB opening, 1.5" & 0.5" holes CB, altered at CF w/ metallic galloon as later addition- partially detached & included) poor.