THREE HEAVILY EMBELLISHED WEDDING VESTS, TUNISIA, EARLY-MID 20TH C

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  • Lot: 130
  • December 7th, 2022 - Decades of Decadence
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
Three wedding vests embroidered in gold bullion, multicolored flat metallic strips & or nue w/ red thread, silver stamped sequins & silver wrapped cording, elaborate motifs w/ fish, stylized palm & peacock motifs for fertility, heavily embroidered & tasseled standing SH caps: 1 purple silk twill, CH 34", L 14.5", (fabric worn at SS's & SH edges, fading purple); 1 green silk twill, CH 39", L 15", (insertions at SS's, SS's shattering, heavy fraying to tassels, pulling/wear to embroidered lame, CF closure torn & repaired, discoloration CB); 1 cerise silk twill, CH 34", L 15", (only 1 CF closure bead, shattering/wear spots throughout fabric, minor sequin loss), (all w/ minor tarnish/wear to lame & sequins) all good.

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  • Price Realized: $ 687.5
  • Category: Ethnic Clothes
  • Era: 1920-1949

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