Augusta Auctions
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VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING FROM MUSEUMS

Wed, Mar 30, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 151

TWO SILK BUSTLE DAY DRESSES, 1870s & 1880s

Estimate: $400 - $600

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 1880s 2-piece cobalt blue faille, tan w/ green leaf patterned trim, 13 of 15 brass ball buttons, skirt w/ symmetrical & fringed overskirt, very good; 1 2-piece tan faille, hip length jacket w/ 10 cream embroidered buttons, narrow & long trained skirt, pleated self bands & self-fabric bow trims, B 32", W 26", Skirt L 39"-68", tan cotton lining, (silk worn, small tears near waist band, inner bustle casings unstitched, original tulle trim non-existent) fair.