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Spring Vintage Spectacular

Wed, Apr 26, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 205

TWO SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESSES, LATE 1860- EARLY 1870s

Estimate: $300 - $500

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 striped silk taffeta w/ black silk crepe, green silk velvet ribbon & CF buttons, lined in twill cotton, bodice & overskirt inked "Lizzie M William", B 36.5", W 24", L 18"-25", underskirt W 30", L 43.5"-48", overskirt W 26", L 34", (staining/discolora underarms shattering, most trim missing bodice hem, 1 button top missing/1 torn, skirts trim shattering, 3.5" of W band missing w/ no closures, 0.75" tear CB W band, overskirt shattering/stained left side) fair; 1-pc striped silk taffeta lined in glazed cotton, boned bodice, ottoman silk covered domed buttons, 1860s, B 36", W 26", L 55", (shattering/stained underarms & SHs, tiny-0.25" holes, neckline binding & CF trim tacks partly undone) good. Provenance: Albert Paquette.

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