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Holiday Vintage & Couture

Wed, Dec 6, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 50

TWO SILK & VELVET EVENING DRESSES, PARIS, LATE 1890s

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 black silk velvet w/ pale pink velvet stock collar & cuffs, black & silver miniature sequins on organdy & net insertions, end of century leg o’ mutton sleeve, flared skirt w/ shaped bracket inserts, cream satin facings, c. 1898, label "Ernest -? 3 Rue Louis Paris", B 34", L 16", skirt W 22", L 42", (lining & W trim shattered, few small holes in lace, minor bead loss, 1" repair CF collar, few repairs at armscyes, few light stains up to 1", 2" seam opening CB skirt W) fair-good; 2-pc in ribbon & straw motif patterned silk on pink satin ground c/o long wrapped bodice w/ elaborate front draping & full leg o’ mutton sleeves to elbow, wrapped satin cuff w/ panache, skirt w/ double ruched hem band & short train, lined in silk taffeta, c. 1895, B 32”, L 17”, skirt W 22”, L 42”, (stains up to 3”, lining damaged, light wear, pulls up to 11") very good. Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.

Condition

Fair-Very Good

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Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum