18th Century Shirts

Circa 1785 France Beautiful waistcoat of the Louis XVI period in cream taffeta embroidered with polychrome silk threads and silver threads. Straight cut, square, with two flap pocke...

Circa 1785 France Elegant vest with basques in cream gros de Tours embroidered with silver and polychrome silk threads dating from the Louis XVI period. Embroidery with design of tricolored ribbons on the perimeter dotted with leafy stems, herbs and small pineapples (?). Cut crew neck without collar with small open basques and two pockets with crenellated flaps. Original back in wool pilou and cotton ecru. Cream cotton lining (small dirt). Complete with its eleven buttons and buttonholes. Three spots the size of a needle head, no rings under...

Louis XV period France Rigid body of Court with busk and eyelets in two laced parts, entirely ribbed with whalebone and reeds. Back in cherry edged satin (satin of 8) with floral decoration called "à la dentelle". Lining in unbleached hemp or russet, entirely stitched in front stitch to cover the baleen. Original mottled silk braid in the back. Slight patina of the period, its condition can be considered as excellent for the period. Dimensions: Small size. Height 33 cm, shoulders 22 cm, chest 86 cm, waist 72 cm. Exhibited and catalogued at the Villa Rosemaine...

Yves Saint Laurent "rive gauche" collector's item. Vintage 1977 cotton laced bustier top French size 40 Please, we strongly advise using the measurements that are taken flat. Ua to U...

Circa 1785/1790 France Rare Caraco for young girl or Pierrot à l'Anglaise in tricolor striped pékiné silk taffeta dating from the French Revolution. Taffeta with yucky color backgro...

Circa 1730 France Rare rigid Whale Boned Bodice in linen and hemp dating from the Louis XV period. Precious work of whalebone embroidery, stitched with a back stitch between a "Roussette" linen canvas for the front and an ecru hemp canvas for the lining. Absolute rigidity of this body refining the silhouette of a bust in a conical shape compressing the chest and waist. "Clean" y in piping made of cream skin, seams folded inside. Lacing in the back with original embroidered eyelets. Except a halo only...