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End of Summer Elegance

Wed, Sep 25, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 162

THREE PIECE WOOL & SILK VISITING ENSEMBLE, CHICAGO, c. 1878

Estimate: $500 - $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

3-pc visiting ensemble c/o wool & silk blend trained visiting dress w/ purple silk taffeta applied collar, CF, cuff band, bows & tabs to hem, covered barrel bead CF closures & in decorative rows, ribbed silk dolman style cape w/ pleated satin ribbon striped hem & bead passementerie w/ fringed edging, lined in silk taffeta, black silk velvet bonnet w/ wired black French jet passementerie & ecru ribbed silk ribbon panache, cape label “Field, Leiter & Co, Chicago, Ill.”, dress B 32”, W 22", L 55", (0.5" seam opening W, small holes skirt, damaged sweat right underarm, minor discoloration/wear), cape SH-SH 16”, L 42”, (shattering interior button placket, light wear), bonnet 7” x 8” x 3”, (light imprinting around beads, minor bead loss) Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum. Excellent

Condition

Excellent

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Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum