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Lot 69
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$813
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two Silk Evening Bodices, 1870s
This lot includes two bodices.
THE FIRST
Cream silk taffeta bodice with box cut neckline, full sleeves gathered into flounces, and short peplum trimmed in stylized pleating.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 33"
Waist: 21.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 8.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 25.25"
THE SECOND
Taupe silk taffeta bodice trimmed with ruched and applied trim, silk net along neckline and fringe, front wheat silk taffeta insert with crocheted covered buttons, bell sleeves, and paneled peplum.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.028.1870
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 16"
Chest: 34.5"
Waist: 22"
Length (underarm to hem): 15"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 27"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia











