Augusta Auction Fall Sale
Augusta Auction Fall Sale
Augusta Auction Company
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
A FINE SILK & METALLIC BROCADED WAISTCOAT, 1740-1750s

A FINE SILK & METALLIC BROCADED WAISTCOAT, 1740-1750s
You are cordially invited to join us for our first live catalogued auction in over two years. The auction will be held at our new venue  The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center beginning at 11am on Wednesday December 8th. All lots are available for preview the previous day, December 7th from 12pm to 5pm and again on sale day. If you prefer to continue bidding remotely,   follow the ongoing sale or bid online through our new bidding platform hosted on the cloud through Amazon Web Services. We are excited about this new partnership, which promises faster and more reliable online bidding and integrates directly from our catalogs. For trying our new platform for the December sale, we'll waive any packing and customs form charges for all lots purchased using our platform. For those more comfortable with something familiar, we are continuing to host this sale through Invaluable, Bidsquare and  Live Auctioneers.

We are excited to offer you one of our most diverse sales yet & we’re certain you’ll find something in our print catalog to add to your collection. This auction will include clothing & textiles from many museums including  FIT and the Museum of the City of New York, historical societies, university costume collections, private collectors & estates as well as an important collection of Colonial and Early American Republic Menswear  originating from The Dorothy Quincy Homestead, home of Founding Father John Hancock.
BRONZE FORTUNY PEPLOS GOWN, VENICE, 1920-1930s
BRONZE FORTUNY PEPLOS GOWN, VENICE, 1920-1930s


As always, we are delighted to present  an incredible selection of  Victorian  and Edwardian Era gowns, early 20th C tea dresses, day and travel ensembles, party dresses and early 20th C sportswear. The sale also includes numerous lots of embroidered 15th-17th C textiles and 18th C textiles, undergarments and foundations including  mid 18th C and early 19th C stays.

We are  particularly excited about the Fortuny Peplos Gown  featured here, as well as a rare couture Schiaparelli "Tree Bark" Capelet from 1934. 

In it for the designer  or  vintage wearables? We've got you covered with mid-late 20th Century couture & ready to wear. These include Missoni, Dior, Comme des Garcons, Issey Miyake,  Azzedine Alaïa, Fendi, Bonnie Cashin, Oscar de la Renta, Missoni, Emilio Pucci, Pierre Cardin and  more.
PEARL EMBELLISHED WEDDING DRESS, c. 1895 LAMÉ ROBE DE STYLE, MID 1920s ECLECTIC EVENING GOWN, EARLY 20TH C & 1940s
FOUR PIECE PROMENADE DRESS, c. 1868
FOUR PIECE PROMENADE DRESS, c. 1868

If you plan to attend the live sale, please note masks will be required. If unable to physically attend our sale, please find our  Absentee and Phone Bid forms at the bottom of our home page. Use these forms to fill in and securely submit your bids. Our New Bidding Platform enables you follow the sale next Wednesday and bid remotely.

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