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END-OF-SUMMER VINTAGE SPECTACULAR

Wed, Sep 9, 2020 07:00AM EDT
Lot 197

TWO BLACK IRENE AFTERNOON DRESSES, AMERICA, 1950-1955

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
1 black wool, high V neckline, long sleeve w/ wrist slits, elaborately pieced front w/ pleated W line, CB button closure w/ rounded tab to back neck & curved banded back midriff yoke, label "Irene, Exclusively for Ranshoffs San Francisco", c. 1950-1955, B 43.5", W 30", L 49.5", (buttons chipped, bottom 2 buttons missing) very good; 1 black silk crepe late day dress, curved piecing at B & into W w/ 2 inset draped bands at front, long kimono sleeves w/ curved cuffs, straight neckline to V back, hand picked CB zip, c. 1950-1955, label "Irene", B 44", W 29", L 45.5", (group of holes left SH, tiny hole right SH) good.