DIRECTOIRE REVIVAL DINNER DRESS, PARIS, c. 1888

Go Back
  • Lot: 10
  • December 6th, 2023 - Holiday Vintage & Couture
  • Bellows Falls, VT
2-pc in bronze silk ottoman c/o fitted bodice w/ built in buttoned stomacher, fitted sleeves cuffs & petticoat trimmed in gregoire velvet sprigs on pink ribbed silk ground, double piping at neck, CF & bottom edge of bodice w/ thread covered button closures, trained skirt w/ asymmetrical front cross drape into left side knot w/ exposed petticoat, box pleated cotton organdy dust ruffle w/ mm lace, label “Mmes Constance & Hermence, 12 Rue Halevy Paris, Pres la Rue de la Paix”, B 30”, W 20", L 19", skirt W 20”, L 40”, (few loose/missing buttons bodice, minor underarm & lap discoloration, minor shattering CF placket, light stains up to 2”, skirt lining damaged, minor fade streaks, hem discolored) very good. Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum.

Bid Online
  • Price Realized: $ 1000
  • Category: Womens Evening
  • Era: 1850-1890

86.121113053.49.10