Sold for $2,394

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

House of Worth Haute Couture Coat Trimmed in Fur, 1920s

Winter coat of brown silk woven with silver metallic thread in a paisley pattern. The coat is trimmed with sable fur around the collar, sleeve hems, and the length of the attached scarf. There is a head of the animal on each cuff and one at the neck. The coat is cut with a wrap over design at front, long full sleeves, and an extra panel on the back left side seam that is gathered into the shoulder. This same panel extends into a loose self-fabric scarf that is edged with sable. The coat and sleeves are lined with red/rose silk velvet.
Label: Worth
Size Label: Unlabeled
Style/Serial No.: The number is ilegible.

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 19"
Chest: 48"
Waist: 48"
Hips: 50"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 48"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 38"

Condition Report

Condition:

The overall condition is good with fading on the metallic thread over the back, a patch on the right sleeve cap, a hole in the silk velvet lining on the right hem. There is a 1/2" popped seam in the armscye and in the under collar.

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