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VINTAGE CLOTHING*FILM & ROCK ICONS*MUSEUMS

Wed, May 13, 2020 10:15AM EDT
Lot 4

TWO PINK EVENING GOWNS, AMERICA, LATE 1880s

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

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
2-pc silk moire covered w/ embroidered silk chiffon in snowflake motif, puff sleeves w/ standing ruffle a, self-covered CF button closure, couture finishing to feather boned bodice, skirt w/ silk cummerbund & CB watheau pleat attaching to CB bodice, label "Moore Pittsburgh", c. 1888, B 32", W 26", L 56-61", (lg. light stains in skirt front, seam opening CB above train, wear to bow, small group of holes in train, 1 sleeve shortened) good; 2-pc patterned silk satin w/ weft face wild flower motif, front lacing bodice w/ SH puffs & asymmetrical draped crossing in silk organza, silk satin bow to CB, asymmetrical Polonaise overskirt, c. 1885, B 28.5", W 19.5", L 54", (skirt unbound & torn at W, small holes in neckline & trim) bodice good, skirt fair. MCNY.