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VINTAGE & COUTURE CLOTHING FROM MUSEUMS

Wed, Mar 30, 2011 08:00AM EDT
Lot 246

WOMAN'S TAN LINEN STAYS, LATE 18TH C

Estimate: $800 - $1,000

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
Homespun linen, hand woven hemp or other plant fiber lining, baleen stays, corset top & bottom edges faced in .75" white doe skin, hand embroidered CB eyelet holes, B 31", W 27", CFL 12", (large, light stains, some tiny rust stains, outside linen worn away in several tiny spots) very good. BROOKLYN MUSEUM