TOREADOR VEST & JACKET, 19TH C

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  • Lot: 124
  • December 7th, 2022 - Decades of Decadence
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
Traditional traje de luces or suit of lights embroidered w/ silver cord, flat hammered sequins w/ bullion, shaped sequins, red paste stones & silver wrapped balls arranged in established patterns all on maroon silk satin ground, entirely hand stitched, most likely Spanish, cotton back vest w/ metal eyelets for lacing over back W, jacket CH 30", L 18", vest CH 33", W 30", L 18", (heavy wear, tarnish, significant shattering & sequin & bauble loss to both, right SH pauldron largely detached, fading, 2.25" hole left vest SH, lame braid detaching) both fair-poor. Louisiana State Museum.

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  • Price Realized: $ 531.25
  • Category: Gents
  • Era: 1850-1890

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