Found a couple of very sheer dresses with heavy gold fringed hems

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  1. Vern

    Vern Active Member

    I had a great 19th dress form that would of loved to wear that. As for the gold... Never know where you might find it? I'd do a scratch test. First. It definitely looks like they are not tarnishing.
     
    Vern, Nov 28, 2014
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  2. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Just digging up this old thread to say that I put the dress in an auction and it sold today, comfortably beating its estimate of 50 to 80 pounds.

    Hammer price was £230.

    It was a specialist sale for 20th C design, which may have helped. Very gratifying anyway and I don't begrudge the auction commission when the result in my pocket will be several times the most I would have asked for it at a fair.
     
    afantiques, Oct 24, 2015
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  3. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Congrats, Af!! And how did I miss this thread??!!
     
    silverthwait, Oct 24, 2015
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  4. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    I hate to be the type to say "Told you so." but - Told you so!
    heeheehee
     
    Messilane, Oct 24, 2015
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  5. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Credit to obb who got the value pretty well spot on as well.
     
    afantiques, Oct 24, 2015
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    They look SO "flappers - night on the town" to me!!! Offer them to a theater company or a Vintage Clothing Shop!
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 24, 2015
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 24, 2015
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  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Congrats!!!!!! And now we know SOMEONE will be appreciating them!!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 24, 2015
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Oh, result! I'm not surprised to be honest, lovely things. I'm rather pleased my instincts were good. ;)
     
    Ownedbybear, Oct 24, 2015
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Congrats! Not bad for an old rag, eh?
     
    evelyb30, Oct 24, 2015
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  11. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    AF, Thanks for bringing back this thread and telling us the good news!

    ... and I can't believe this was started almost a year ago.
     
    Figtree3, Oct 26, 2015
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  12. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    Taking some of the Hoard stuff to auction prompted me to add this item to the pile, and luckily there was a specialist auction coming up. More of the Hoasd items are in an auction on November 14th.
     
    afantiques, Oct 27, 2015
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  13. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    If you're hoarding that sort of thing, you're a good hoarder.(LOL)
     
    evelyb30, Oct 27, 2015
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  14. MissKitty

    MissKitty New Member

    Absolutely beautiful. I love vintage clothing.
     
    MissKitty, Oct 4, 2016
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  15. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    HAHAHAHA.............And now it's Oct, 2016............and I'm re-reading this, but I did forget about Af having sold them!!!!!!!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, Oct 5, 2016
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  16. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Wow. Wish I could have worn that in my younger, sylphlike days. ;)
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Oct 20, 2016
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  17. afantiques

    afantiques Well-Known Member

    I am so glad I looked twice and saw it did not say syphilitic..........
     
    afantiques, Oct 20, 2016
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  18. rhiwfield

    rhiwfield Well-Known Member

    I suppose if you had invited every 3rd girl that walked by, that would have avoided the random aspect. Though perhaps not enough to gain sympathy :)

    Great result btw!
     
    rhiwfield, Oct 20, 2016
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