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VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING FROM MUSEUMS

Wed, Mar 30, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 379

TWO ELIZABETH HAWES PRINTED SILK DRESSES, 1933

Estimate: $200 - $400

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
Black silk crepe w/ large multicolor blossoms, cap sleeves, 6 gore skirt, matching belt, unlabeled, croquis copy signed Hawes of same fabric evening gown & 2nd Hawes croquis of 1 day dress penciled "Diego Rivera", B 40", W 33", L 51", (slight wear at neck line) very good; 1 marine blue silk charmeuse w/ narcissus & stem print, satin side toward body, green silk gros-grain ribbons, slight back train, label "Hawes Incorporated", B 34', W 27", L 57"-61", (small tears at shoulders) fair. BROOKLYN MUSEUM