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Spring Vintage Spectacular

Wed, Apr 26, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 204

TWO SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESSES, MID 1850s

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 plaid & striped silk taffeta w/ guipure forest green lace collar & sleeve applique & edging, inner bodice lining of cotton, brass hook & eye closure, wool hemsaver, glazed cotton hem facing, B 39.5", W 30", L 56", (small shatters esp. to black threads, underarm stains, W closures altered, 1" tear at W placket) fair-good; 1 brown stripe & chine silk taffeta w/ fringed ribbon & velvet spot motif, piped collar, armscye, W & at attached bertha, lined in fine glazed cotton, B 33.5", W 24", L 55", (shattering, lining damaged, two 3" patches CF B, light staining, 1.5" fusible patch CF W, underarm stains, 1.5" partially undone pleating CF W, 3" & 2.25" seam openings left bodice seams, few missing closures) fair.

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