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VINTAGE/HISTORIC CLOTHING - FROM MUSEUMS

Tue, May 14, 2019 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1095

TWO BEIGE BUSTLE DRESSES, 1870s

Estimate: $400 - $500

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
Both w/ brown embroidered flounces: 1 cotton w/ short bodice, B 34", W 24", Skt L 41", (tiny stain cluster at side skirt & right sleeve, light stains below B, small stains in back W, missing 1 button & 1 broken) fair & 1 raw silk w/ Polonaise bodice,B 36", W 26", Skt L 37"-46", (detached trim on back skirt, open seams at back W, period mends to front bodice hem, missing hook & eye) very good.