Place Your Bids Now or Join Us Live on June 28th!
Place Your Bids Now or Join Us Live on June 28th!
Augusta Auction Company

Bidding Announcement
June 28th Summer Solstice Treasures
COMME DES GARCONS SILK SKIRT SUIT, JAPAN TWO RAYON CREPE EVENING DRESSES, USA, 1940s NAEEM KHAN SEQUIN ENCRUSTED EVENING SHEATH, USA, c. 1990
COUTURE GIANFRANCO FERRE FOR DIOR EVENING GOWN, PARIS, SS 1993
COUTURE GIANFRANCO FERRE FOR DIOR EVENING GOWN, PARIS, SS 1993
It's our pleasure to announce bidding is underway for our upcoming Summer Solstice Treasures Auction to be held on Wednesday June 28th, starting at 11AM. As always, we will be offering remote or in-person previews by appointment through the 24th. Please contact us today to arrange a private viewing or with any questions.

Can't wait for the day of the sale? There’s no need! Bidding has already begun and will be ongoing throughout the month. Click on over to our bidding  platform or download the new Augusta Auctions App  for  Apple or Google Play to place your bids now or join us from anywhere the day of the sale.

Highlights include the couture Dior ballgown by Gianfranco Ferré, SS 1993, shown here, a Madame Grès cocktail dress with croquis and textile sample, AW 1984, and the four piece lounging ensemble pictured bellow created by Halston for Doris Duke in the same colorway as her boudoir at Rough Point. 

As always, Augusta Auctions remains THE source for early 20th century tea gowns, 19th- early 20th c day ensembles, 20's flapper dresses, and fabulous party dresses & evening wear from all eras. Designer and vintage wearables abound with offerings from Emilio Pucci, Comme des Garcons, Bonnie Cashin, Galanos, Irene, Alexander McQueen, Ceil Chapman, Geoffrey Beene, Chanel and Dior. 
HALSTON FOR DORIS DUKE LOUNGE ENSEMBLE, USA, 1970s
HALSTON FOR DORIS DUKE LOUNGE ENSEMBLE, 1970s

From the Estate of Doris Duke, Newport Restoration Foundation
This auction will include clothing, textiles and accessories from  numerous museums including an extensive collection of early Emilio Pucci and James Galanos from The Museum at FIT, an eclectic mix of historical fashion, textiles and designer garments from The Ohio State University Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection, including two couture Irene evening gowns and a lovely stenciled Gallenga wall hanging with documentation indicating it was originaly installed in the Italian Pavilion at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925. Additionally, the sale will include a few lots from the personal collection of Doris Duke, recently deaccessioned by The Newport Restoration Foundation including the Halston ensemble featured here.
 
Per usual, you can 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 in advance of the sale. If you have not yet registered with our Augusta Auction Bidding Platform we encourage you to do so as we will only offer bidding through third party bidding platforms for a few more sales.

Please fee free to share this email among your vintage fashion network by using the Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or email links at the bottom of this page. As always, call or email us with any questions, to request condition assessments or to schedule a live preview. 

Upcoming Auctions & Events


-July 29th & 30th will mark our 4th annual Vermont Discovery Sale featuring thousands of pieces of designer vintage, historical clothing, textiles and accessories from museums and private collections all over the county. Stay tuned for the teaser catalog, directions, updates and all the inside info. You don't want to miss this sale!
-In conjunction with our July Discovery sale we've teamed up with the Costume Society of America to offer a casual evening cocktail hour and lecture with textile and dress historian Rebecca Kelly. Join us under the bigtop after the sale on Saturday July 29th to hear Kelly's talk Making a Splash: Resort Fashion in New England 1870 - 1920.  Stay tuned for registration and additional info!
VELVET BEADED EVENING DRESS, c. 1930 FIVE PALE PINK BOUDOIR GARMENTS, 1930s ONE EVENING & ONE DAY DRESS, EARLY-MID 1920s
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