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END-OF-SUMMER VINTAGE SPECTACULAR

Wed, Sep 9, 2020 07:00AM EDT
Lot 228

THREE DAY DRESSES, AMERICA, 1940s

Estimate: $300 - $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
1 navy crepe w/ trapunto pinwheel floral collar & hemline, label "Ruth Gannon, Paris, Newark", B 38", W 26", L 57" (fading & pulls to lap, no belt, tiny CB seam opening, pulls front neckline) fair; 1 cornflower blue silk w/ multi-colored floret print, V-neckline & lace insert, smocked SHs & radiating knife pleats from CF W & inverted box pleats at CF lap, keyhole back, B 39", W 34", L 53", (no belt, stain left B, red stain right SH, light stains to seat) good; 1 white feather print on dusy rose ground w/faux front cape, CF self-bow & original matching belt, label "Creed Magic Tuck Dress, Boston", B 39", W 33", L 58", (stain CF B, light stain left W, taken & undone left SS for 8") good. Provenance: Sara Conklin Brown, NYC & Vermont, (1917-1992)
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