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Lot 44
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$700 -
900
Price Realized
$750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three 19th Century Silk Bodices, 1820s-1830s
This lot includes three bodices.
THE FIRST
Silver gray silk bodice with shirred front trimmed in piping, close fitted puff sleeves, and wrapped gold-tone button closures and details. The bodice appears to have once been attached to a skirt.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.040.1828
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 15.5"
Chest: 38"
Waist: 26"
Length (underarm to hem): 5.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 27"
THE SECOND
Ivory silk satin bodice with short puff sleeves trimmed with pleated satin, V-shaped front detail, and back hook and eye closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.039.1830
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 32.5"
Waist: 24.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 5.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 17"
THE THIRD
Ivory silk satin bodice with wide neckline, gathered short sleeves, and back lace up closure (no lacing included). The interior has two pads on each side of the bustline.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOG.003.1838
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 30"
Waist: 20.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 7.75"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 12.75"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia













