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Vintage Winter Wonderland

Wed, Dec 4, 2024 11:00AM EST
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Our upcoming Holiday Vintage & Couture Auction promises to be another great sale with a plethora of new-to-market treasures from The Valentine Museum, The Estate of Lydia Gordon, Ohio State University and The Estate of Baroness Aino Bodisco.
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Lot 137

TWO EMBROIDERED SILK FAILLE MOURNING DRESSES, 1880s

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$500 $50
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2-pc black silk faille dress w/ black silk raised satin stitch embroidery in rose & net swag motif w/ iridescent black short bugle beads, black Spanish lace cuff & skirt SS panels, under-cuff of mm Val lace, barrel buttons topped w/ jet bead, early 1880s, B 36”, L 18”, skirt W 30”, L 40”, (tiny pulls, minor fraying cuffs, light wear buttons, minor loss & cloudiness to beading, skirt waistband expanded, skirt button loose) Excellent; 2-pc black silk faille dress w/ silver metallic & jet beading to asymmetrical bodice front, cuff & right front of skirt, embroidered net lace cuff, 1889, B 33”, L 20”, skirt W 24”, L 40”, (minor shatter SH & CB waistband, minor bead loss, minor-moderate cloudiness to black beads, skirt waistband altered) Good. Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.

Condition

Good-Excellent

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Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum