Lot: 102
Probably Paris, France.
Circa 1925.
Silk crepe sheath, with dropped waist and side gussets with tabs, creating split skirt effect below the hip. The silk dress beaded with glass silvered, black and clear beads in geometric patterns. To the front bodice area, beaded in a series of concentric lines. Below the waistline, and to the back, beaded in patterns of diamonds with flowerheads within the diamond form cells. The gussets with beaded bands, terminating at the hem with diamonds and flowers design.
Label to interior at neckline, Made in France.
Approximate dimensions: 36 Bust, 52 from shoulder to hem, in the front..
Condition: tear to silk at one shoulder. Some stains, losses to beads, loose threads. Some splitting to silk at hem.
Auction Date: June 16, 2023