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Spring Sartorial Spectacular

Wed, Apr 24, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 6

TWO PURPLE SILK AFTERNOON DRESSES, PHILADELPHIA, 1911-1912

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
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$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000

1 purple & white striped china silk dress w/ embroidered organdy collar, B insert & undersleeve, magenta silk W band, straight skirt w/ piping, 1912, B 34”, W 26”, L 54”, (shattering at underarms, sash & trim, collar & cuffs discolored, 2” tear right hem, tiny holes, 2” stain CB hem, few small seam openings) good; 2-pc purple silk chiffon & crepe back satin w/ wired standing back collar, net insert to B & as cuffs, draped satin W band & skirt w/ chiffon insertions, 1911, label “Nash, Philadelphia”, B 38", L 18" , skirt W 32”, L 40”, (discoloration to lace trim, tears in net at collar, few light stains up to 1”, tiny holes & small pulls, cuffs & W altered, few loose stitches at W, skirt Wband shattered, hem discolored) good. Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.

Condition

Good

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Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.