1920s Wedding Dress, Veil, Photo, Invitation

The original invitation will be included, and states that the wedding was on 6-26, 1926 at 10 a.m. in Arcadia, Wisconsin. There is also a black and white snapshot of the bride and groom, and probably the father. 1920s Wedding Dress, Veil, Photo, Invitation 1920s Wedding Dress, Veil, Photo, Invitation (cached image)

Valentino Cocktail Dress

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Her Royal Highness Princess Firyal of Jordan. This dress is unique; the House of Valentino made no others. Valentino Cocktail Dress Valentino Cocktail (cached image)

Winter Ball Gown

The gown was borrowed by Harper’s Bazaar to be photographed for their tribute article to the V&A’s “Golden Age of Couture” exhibition, it was photographed but not published, as only a small number of pieces were illustrated in the [October] edition. Norman Hartnell was born in 1901. At a very early age it was clear that he had a great…

Kimono, Geta, Obi

This large lot has an interesting story on how my grandmother came to acquire it: Known provenance: My grandfather was a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force and was transferred to Ashiya AFB near Fukuoka, Japan at the end of WWII. My grandmother, mother and uncle joined him in March 1947. They were one of the first American families…

Little Women

From the estate of Eric Parkman Smith of Concord, MA, who recently passed at age 97. Mr. Smith was an avid historian who traced his Concord lineage back to 1630. Much more information can be found by doing a web search for “Eric Parkman Smith”. This dress belonged to Mr. Smith’s mother, Helen Train Blanchard Smith. She was one of…

1902 Tails

From the estate of Eric Parkman Smith of Concord, MA, who recently passed at age 97. Mr. Smith was an avid historian who traced his Concord lineage back to 1630. Much more information can be found by doing a web search for “Eric Parkman Smith”. This suit belonged to Mr. Smith’s father, Benjamin Farnham Smith. We are featuring several items…