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VINTAGE/HISTORIC CLOTHING - FROM MUSEUMS

Tue, May 14, 2019 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1016

TWO SILK BUSTLE DRESSES, 1880s

Estimate: $400 - $700

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
Both 2-piece: 1 cranberry faille w/ bands of small patterned cut velvet in autumn colors, B 32", W 21" Skt L 39"-61", (unstitched in places, fabric worn at underarms) very good; 1 pale gold pin-striped taffeta, w/ brown velver sleeves & trim, laceflounced collar & cuffa, B 34", W 30", Skt L 40"-48", (altered, skirt silk shreding at back right hem) bodice fair, skirt poor.