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VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING FROM MUSEUMS

Wed, Mar 30, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 356

TWO AFTERNOON DRESSES, 1890s

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
Museum gift from Mrs. Howard Whitney, 1 1898 cocoa brown silk velvet skirt & bodice, bodice trimmed w/ beaded & sequined aqua velvet & cream lace, petersham label "Stammler & Jeanne Paris", (skirt's velvet hem flounce detached, high neck torn in back); 1 1893 silk 2-piece, long fitted chartreuse China silk jacket & trained skirt, silk blush brocade faux vest & exaggerated cuffs, (small sleeve hole, light stains) both dresses fair. BROOKLYN MUSEUM