TWO SILK AFTERNOON OR EVENING DRESSES, 1880s

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  • Lot: 228
  • December 6th, 2023 - Holiday Vintage & Couture
  • Bellows Falls, VT
2-pc satin w/ soutache applique, lace, chenille & silk tassels, bodice w/ band collar, CF jet buttons & slight peplum, gored skirt w/ draped bustle, B 36”, L 21”, skirt W 32”, L 42”, (missing buttons/beads, trim tattered, W unfinished) very good; 2-pc c/o fitted bodice embroidered w/ crystal beads, faux pearls & drops on wrapped fine silver cord w/ stand collar, deep V-neckline, CF buttons & peplum tails, mismatched skirt of gold & tan damask w/ asymmetrical draped apron & cream silk bustle over knife pleated skirt, c. 1885, label “Sayles Beachfry?”, B 30”, L 15”, skirt W 22”, L 41”, (bead loss, stains up to 2”, discoloration, trim shattered, holes in gold fabric, few fallen skirt pleats) good. Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.

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  • Price Realized: $ 593.75
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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