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Lot 84
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$406
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Lot Description
Two Silk Bodices and a Matching Cape, 1870-90s
This lot includes three pieces; one matching cape and bodice, one sleeveless bodice.
THE FIRST
Ivory satin woven with a golden floral pattern cape/mantle lined with quilted ivory silk satin and front satin covered button closures; paired with matching short sleeve bodice trimmed with pleated ivory satin on the sleeve hems, and front satin covered button closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
CAPE
Shoulders: 13.5"
Chest: 45"
Waist: 39.5"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 29"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 24"
BODICE
Shoulders: 12.25"
Chest: 31.5"
Waist: 22.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 8"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 23"
THE SECOND
Ivory satin woven with a golden floral pattern in a sleeveless evening bodice with pleated shoulders and neckline and front lace up closure.
Label: Laure Mercier / Robes & Manteaux / 41 Rue de la Victoire. Paris
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.057.1890
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 13"
Chest: 32"
Waist: 22"
Length (underarm to hem): 9"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia













