19th Century Evening Dresses and Gowns

Circa 1850/1860 Provence Beautiful dress of Provencal bourgeoisie in fashion of Paris in silk pongé printed in the eighteenth century taste. Silk background printed with a wooden plank with river decoration of flowered branches. Broken stick graphic with dominant yellow, black, pink, blue and green (obtained by superposition of yellow and blue). Dress in two parts, boned bodice with two whalebone, pagoda sleeves with punctured wrists, highlighted by falbalas with double ribbons of silk shaped pleated. Basques bodice open front and held by three ribbons revealing a piece of stomach or modesty in lace. Round skirt with hollow pleats and back staple on cotton belt. Bodice lined with cream glazed cotton and cotton gauze skirt...

Winter 1874 (written in black ink on the lining) China Qing Dynasty Amazing ceremonial dress for Taoist Dignitary (Fa Yi) dated in black ink on the lining "Winter 1874". Purple silk...

Circa 1810 France Elegant day dress in silk serge from the First Empire. Very fluid silk with pink chain and olive green weave. Cut with pinned apron on the bodice and integrated co...

Beautiful 1920s vintage flapper dress with pretty pink petal print and gold thread embroidery. This silk chiffon dress features the class...