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Annual Autumnal Elegance

Wed, Sep 14, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 51

TWO SILK DAY DRESSES, 1880s

Estimate: $500 - $800

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
3-pc grey silk taffeta visiting gown c/o cuirass bodice w/ flared collar, CF button closures, rows of knife pleated ruffles at cuff & under Van Dyke at CB, overskirt w/ double apron draped front & Polonaise back, trained underskirt, glazed cotton lining, wool hem saver, c. 1880, B 36", W 22.25", L 24", underskirt W 24", L 40.5-55.5", overskirt W 24", L 38-45.5", (underarms stained & shattering, W & cuffs shattering, tiny-2.5" holes/stains, bones poking, 15" tear skirt W band); 2-pc finely ribbed silk w/ voided velvet on patterned ground in early 17th C style motif, box pleated satin ruffles, buckram ruffle & skirt lining, B 36", W 24", L 15.5-20", skirt W 26", L 39.5-60" (undersleeves added, shattering, 1/2 underbodice missing) both fair. A.T. Jones & Sons.

Condition

Fair

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