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Lot 55
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Silk Evening Bodices, 1850-60
This lot includes three bodices.
THE FIRST
Light purple silk taffeta bodice trimmed in white net with net cap sleeves, wide neckline, and center front button closure.
Label: English Spoken / Mme Emanuel / Robes & Confections / 11 Aenue Matignon / Champs-Elysees
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.065.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14.75"
Chest: 33"
Waist: 22.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 6.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 10.25"
THE SECOND
Light green silk moiré long pointed waist bodice with short sleeves trimmed in gathered green silk satin and center back hook and eye closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.046.1850
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 35.5"
Waist: 25.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 6.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 12.5"
THE THIRD
Pale green silk taffeta evening bodice trimmed with gathered taffeta and white lace, tabbed short sleeves, and center back lace up closure.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.005.1850
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 18"
Chest: 38"
Waist: 22"
Length (underarm to hem): 5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 15.25"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia











