specialty fashion & textile sales

Our March 2012 Historic Fashion & Textile Sale promises be be another great one with fashion from the legendary Brooklyn Museum Historic Costume Collection, Georgian & Victorianjewelry sold for the benefit of the Costume Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, quilts from a major institutional collection, evening gowns worn by Maria Hawkins Ellington (Mrs. Nat King Cole) with additions from many other institutions, estates and private collections.

Featured selections –  printed Frank Lloyd Wright fabric – 17 yards;   20^th C. designers including Norell, Gernreich, Trigere, McQueen, Chanel, Cardin COUTURE from Dior, Desses, Patou, Molyneaux; many 20’s beaded dresses,1930’s Erté fabric dress, lamé shawls, coats & capes; 19^th C. shoes, hats, parasols, handbags;  Battenburg lace garments, 18th C lace, Turkmenistan & other ethnic clothing, Suzani's, a large Paisley collection, 19^th/early 20^th C. Quilts,  Military including Grant GAR Presentation sword & Archduke Leopold collection of early 19^th C  European embossed brass hat emblems.