TWO EMBROIDERED SILK FAILLE MOURNING DRESSES, 1880s
- Lot: 137
- December 4th, 2024 - Vintage Winter Wonderland
- Bellows Falls, Vermont
2-pc black silk faille dress w/ black silk raised satin stitch embroidery in rose & net swag motif w/ iridescent black short bugle beads, black spanish lace cuff & skirt SS panels, under-cuff of mm Val lace, barrel buttons topped w/ jet bead, early 1880s, B 36”, L 18”, skirt W 30”, L 40”, (tiny pulls, minor fraying cuffs, light wear buttons, minor loss & cloudiness to beading, skirt Wband expanded, skirt button loose) Excellent; 2-pc black silk faille dress w/ silver metallic & jet beading to asymmetrical bodice front, cuff & right front of skirt, embroidered net lace cuff, 1889, B 33”, L 20”, skirt W 24”, L 40”, (minor shatter SH & CB Wband, minor bead loss, minor-moderate cloudiness to black beads, skirt Wband altered) Good. Valentine Museum.
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- Low Estimate: $ 300
- High Estimate: $ 500
- Category: Womens Day
- Era: 1850-1890
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