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Spring Fling - Vintage Visions

Wed, May 12, 2021 07:00AM EDT
Lot 240

TWO SILK DAY DRESSES, EARLY 1870s

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
2-pc blue & brown plaid silk taffeta day dress, fitted bodice w/ 2-pc military sleeves, front peplum & cuffs of black silk taffeta w/ silk braid, CF 2-tone glass button closure, slightly trained skirt w/ 3 chevron stripes in black taffeta w/ 2 ruffled faux apron front, late 1850s remade in early 1870s, B 39", W 27.5", L 24.5", skirt W 31", L 44"-48.5", (shattering, small stains & holes, underarm stains, no W closure, 1" seam opening & 2.5" tear skirt); 1 collar, circ 15", Wd 2"; 2-pc brown ribbed wool & silk trimmed w/ applied silk velvet edged w/ scalloped to CF, flounced peplum & skirt, CF self-covered bodice closure, paired flat self & velvet bows at skrt side, B 47.5", W 33", L 18.5-27", skirt W 33", L 40.5", (holes, tears, taken in) both fair.