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In the New Hope, PA gallery on
October 26th & 27th, 2007 Charles A. Whitaker and Karen Augusta will
hold their 12th consecutive specialty antique clothing and textile
auction. Our 2-day sale will bring more than 1000 catalogued lots to
bidders at this important fall specialty auction.
Institutional collections represented in this sale include those
from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (NY), The Fashion Institute
of Design & Merchandising (CA), Shippensburg University
(PA), a major Northeastern university collection and a New Haven County (CT)
Historical Society. In addition, we have choice additions from
several American and European estates and private collections,
including the first offerings from the estate of Millie Curtis.
Washington socialite Millie Curtis collected clothing for almost
sixty years and founded the private Museum of Costume in St.
Michaels, Maryland.
Day 1
features include: lace banquet cloth with scenes of Venice, Heirloom
bed and table linens including lace curtain panels, handmade antique
laces and trims, handmade lace banquet cloths, Normandy spreads,
boudoir shams, 18th & 19th C laces, fine handmade lace
wedding veils, flounces, shawls, and yardage, Mariano Fortuny
fabrics (one example 10 yards), embroidered & lamé shawls, quilts,
coverlets, large beaded bag collection, 16th & 17th C
brocade and voided velvets, woven & printed paisleys, export
shawls, large amount of costume jewelry, important 19th C
doll collection including wooden 1830s fashion doll , large quantity
of French homespun linen sheets, much more…
DAY 2
sale highlights include: 1930s Lanvin Black Lace Evening Gown with
Italian Countess provenance, a beaded Atelier Versace jumpsuit worn
by Whitney Houston, a 1920s Pearly Queen button ensemble, ladies
whites, early 20th C lingerie, Irish Lace Coat, 19th C corsets,
1920s & 1930s lame, beaded, sequined, printed and velvet dresses,
five 1950s Flamenco dancer costumes, 1961 debutant ball gown with
long train, 19th C fashion accessories, fancy tea gowns, elaborate
Civil War & bustled ball gowns, children’s day & party wear, Hermes
Alligator bag and more
Designers
featured include Pucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Worth, Missoni, Bill
Blass, Balenciaga, Beene, Paraphernalia, Courreges, Betsey Johnson,
Trigere, Moschino, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan, Versace,
Gucci, Chanel, etc.
Preview
of Sale – October 25th:
12 -6 pm.
The sale
will be held in two sessions.
Session I
- Friday October 26th :
10AM - Bryony
Thomasson rural French/English textile collection, uncataloged,
individual & large trade lots.
Noon -
Catalog sale including all
fabrics, textiles, linens, lace, 19th C. doll collection, jewelry,
Asian & African textiles, Fortuny Fabric.
Session
II - Saturday October 27th 10AM:
Women's, men's, children's clothing, fashion accessories.
All lots to
be sold to the highest bidder free of any minimum bids or
reserves.
Charles A. Whitaker has partnered with Karen Augusta, costume and
textile appraiser and owner of Antique Lace & Fashion
http://www.antique-fashion.com to put
together specialty Vintage Clothing & Textile Auctions in New Hope,
Pennsylvania. If you have questions or need additional information
regarding any lot offered in this sale, please email your questions
to
karen@whitakerauction.com or call
802-463-3333.
For
questions regarding absentee or phone bidding, check pre-approval,
consigning to future sales or any other auction-related questions,
please email Charles A. Whitaker at
caw@whitakerauction.com or call
215-817-4600.
Contact Form
PA. LICENSE # RY-000112-L
TERMS: CASH, VISA/ MC, PRE-APPROVED CHECK
15% BUYER’S PREMIUM
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