Augusta Auctions
Live Auction

COUTURE, VINTAGE CLOTHING & HISTORIC TEXTILES

Wed, Nov 2, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 219

TWO BONED CORSETS, 1885 & 1893

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 1893 brown cotton, CF steel busk, ivory floss "X"s embroidered top & bottom (some loose), embroidered lace edging, stamped on waist tape "WCC No. 658" & "Royal Worcester", B 32", CFL 15", excellent; 1 1885 champagne silk satin, CF steel busk, Val lace& ribbon at top edge, cream cotton coutil lining, waist tape stamped "None Genuine Except Stamped C.T. and Labeled A La Sirene", side stamped "Made Only for Stern Brothers", B 30.5", CFL 14", (bottom edge worn) very good. Brooklyn Museum