With this long, slow winter of Covid upon us, we hope you are taking a little extra time for the important things in life- family, home, and of course, vintage fashion. Our February 10th Auction, "Vintage for Valentines - Couture & Historical Fashion" is coming right up. We certainly hope you can join us online next Wednesday at 11 am EST for another fast paced vintage bonaza. Can't wait for the sale to begin? You're in luck! Absentee bidding has already started on both of our online bidding platforms, Invaluable and LiveAuctioneers. Sign up now to your preferred platform and you will also be approved to bid live as the sale progresses on February 10. We are also accepting phone & absentee bids directly from the active links on our homepage.
This sale is sure to be a big one with so many highlights and featured pieces including work by Gallenga, Emilio Schuberth, Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, and a very early and rare Gabrielle Chanel Couture Evening Cape shown above. The cape is a rare surviving example of Chanel's 1922-1924 "Russian Phase". During this period, she was greatly influenced by her liaison with the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich and commissioned the Kitmir embroidery shop, as well as others, to imbue her work with an exotic quality. The cape has remained with the family of it's original owner since she purchased it from the Chanel's Paris atelier in 1923. It is a true delight to offer this rare and impeccably preserved piece at public sale.
Additionally, we are pleased to offer a large collection of Mid Victorian gowns from the collection of The Musuem of the City of New York. These include day, evening, and presentation gowns, as well as several mantles and capes. The stunning Golden Silk Moire Gown, c. 1867-1868 pictured here is only one of the many 1850-1870s specacular gowns at auction sale on the 10th.
Please take a little time to visit our home page for sale details or view our web catalog. Clicking on any thumbnail will bring up additional images and important details and close-ups for each lot. We have posted more than 2000 images for this 237-lot sale to illustrate these tempting fashion and textile objects in the stunning detail that they deserve.
Print out a catalog to use for reference or to aid in your bidding. For those who may have spotty access to dependable internet signal on sale day, we encourage you to enter your bids in advance through our Absentee bid forms or phone bid forms that connect directly to our computers. Don't miss out again on any lots you really want because of a potential slow connection to the online bidding platforms we use.
NEW YORK COUTURE BUSINESS COUNCIL FASHION PHOTOS, AMERICA, 1968-1970
Our absentee forms can also be found near the top of the Augusta Auctions home page. Fill in the form and submit your bids early to have our staff bid lots competively for you.
To schedule your virtual preview of desired lots or to obtain damage reports or additional detailed images, please contact jules@augusta-auction.com.
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