TWO BLACK VELVET EVENING GOWNS, USA, LATE 1930s

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  • Lot: 181
  • June 28th, 2023 - Summer Solstice Treasures
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
1 black silk velvet w/ rhinestone belt buckle, scoop neck w/ keyhole opening at back, dolman sleeve into fitted & shaped cuff, B 36", W 26", L 58", (4.5" tear front right SH, 2.5" & 3" seam openings left slv & 1.25" back left W, left cuff snap detaching, missing decorative buttons right slv); 1 black silk velvet w/ bronze gelatin sequins at turnback collar & cuffs, CF zip opening, label "Made Expressly for Battelstein's Houston", B 36", W 26", L 55", (sequin damage/loss, 0.75" repair left SS & 0.5" left armscye, seam strain & 2 sm tears right armscye, hem altered, right hem slip messily added) both good.

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  • Price Realized: $ 218.75
  • Category: Womens Evening
  • Era: 1920-1949

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