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Autumn Treasures For Your Closet

Wed, Sep 15, 2021 07:00AM EDT
Lot 256

WORTH LABELED DAY DRESS, c. 1879

Estimate: $500 - $800

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 cocoa brown silk satin asymmetrical bustle dress, Basque day bodice w/ standing collar, shaped sleeves w/ self panache at Chantilly lace covered cuff, piped & ruched faille insertions long CF self covered button closure, back bodice extending to looped decorative tabs & piped panels, asymmetrically draped bustle skirt w/ tabbed hem, petersham label present “Worth, Paris", B 37", W 27", L 17"-25", skirt W 27, L 44", (label resewn, 1.25” seam opening bodice CB, bones removed, lace trim at cuffs partially removed, trim removed SHs & lap, tiny pulls, sun fading to SHs, shattering & repairs at buttonholes right SH, shattering to bodice lining & skirt W band, 5.5" seam opening CF skirt) fair. Ohio State University Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection.
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