Augusta Auctions
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VINTAGE FASHION & TEXTILES from MUSEUMS

Wed, Apr 9, 2014 08:00AM EDT
Lot 166

SKY BLUE SILK PARTY GOWN, 1850s

Estimate: $300 - $400

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
1-piece, gauze brocade bodice, short bell sleeves & CF net insert trimmed w/ ruched blue ribbon, silk satin matelesse skirt in lattice pattern, hemband in floral & bow pattern, B 34", W 26", L 47.5", (bodice waist altered w/ insertion of white cottonband, skirt w/ 3 2" fade marks in hemband & scattered light brown stains, underarms lightly stained) fair. Sargeant Family, Boston, MA.