December 2021 Vintage - Decades of Decadence

  • December 8th, 2021 - Holiday Vintage Sale
  • Preview: Tuesday December 7th, 12-5pm
  • Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
  • Brattleboro, VT 05301
 

Our Holiday Vintage Spectacular rings in the season with an extravagant fast-paced vintage fest. This will be our first live cataloged sale in over two years and we are delighted to welcome you to our new venue: The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center to view a trove of new-to-market vintage treasures come from many museums, historical societies and a select few private collections. With so many new and never-before-seen finds, this promises to be another great sale - full of surprises. 

Rare items offered include: Mariano Fortuny Peplos Gown, a couture Schiaparelli "treebark" capelet SS 1934, a couture SS 1959 day ensemble by Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, and a collection of menswear from the 18th & 19th C deaccessioned from The Costume Collection of the National Society for the Colonial Dames of America and never before offered for sale. 

Also included in this sale are  Victorian & Edwardian gowns, corsets, lingerie & foundations, Chinese robes, traditional clothing & textiles from around the globe, early 20th C bathing costumes, opera coats & capes, beaded & lame' garments, 20th designer coats, evening & day wear, hats, gloves & handbags and an extensive variety of 20th C galalith & bakelite jewelry.