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ROMANTIC VINTAGE FOR YOUR VALENTINE - PART 2

Wed, Feb 17, 2021 08:00AM EST
Lot 22

TWO BLACK COCKTAIL DRESSES, 1947-1950s

Estimate: $300 - $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
1 faille w/ V-neckline front & back, short sleeve, fitted bodice w/ self gathered W wrap continuing into fringed left H drape, knee length straight skirt w/ right side wrapped panel, diagonal self-button closure from CB V to left SS zipper, bound button holes, 1947, label "I. Magnin & Co.", B 37", W 25", L 42", (repaired seam openings at left H, 2 missing buttons) very good; 1 silk off-the-SH fitted sheath, large fold down drape collar pleated at CF & bisected by buttoned triangular panel folded up from under B, fitted W, straight knee length skirt, left SS zip closure, B 38", W 29", L 36", (seam opening CB W & at right SS near hem, light white spot stains, tack undone at B) fair-good.