1920's / ART DECO HOLLOW GLASS HAND BEADED FLAPPER GOWN DRESS METALLIC GOLD THREAD SHEER SEE THROUGH NET ANTIQUE
THIS EXQUISITELY BEADED FLAPPER GOWN MEASURES APPROX:
45" LONG, SHOULDER TO HEM.
22" WIDE, ACROSS, ARMPIT TO ARMPIT (LAYING FLAT).
24" WIDE, 1ST TIER ACROSS HIP (LAYING FLAT).
24" WIDE, 2ND TIER, ACROSS HIP (LAYING FLAT).
24" WIDE, 3RD TIER, ACROSS HIP (LAYING FLAT).
8 1/2" ARMHOLE, SHOULDER TO PIT.
THE MODEL IS A SIZE MEDIUM, 10-12, APPROX. 140 POUNDS.
THE DRESS HAS NEVER BEEN WORN IN THE 40 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT, OTHER THAN FOR THESE AUCTION PHOTOS.
WHILE IT IS WEARABLE AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, I WOULD DISCOURAGE WEARING THIS DELICATE, ONE OF A KIND GOWN.
IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PERIOD PIECE, PERFECT FOR DISPLAY, AS AN ADDITION TO A MUSEUM, OR FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS / HEIRLOOM.
ORIGINAL, ANTIQUE, CIRCA 1920'S, WITH HOLLOW GLASS BEADS, GOLD METAL / METALLIC THREADING, SHEER BLACK NETTING, WITH TIERED SKIRTING, AND A STUNNING, LONG, 'SCARF' DETAIL, ATTACHED AT THE BACK OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE CIRCULAR MEDALLION / HALO MOTIF WAS PREVALENT IN THE ART NOUVEAU PERIOD, THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE ART OF ALPHONSE MUCHA, (1860 -1939), WHO INCORPORATED THE CIRCULAR MEDALLION / HALO INTO MUCH OF HIS ART.
THAT MOTIF IS REFLECTED IN THIS AMAZING DRESS, DATING IT TO A PERIOD WHEN ART NOUVEAU (1890 - 1910), THE ROARING TWENTIES, AND ART DECO (1919 - 1939), TRANSITIONED INTO ONE ANOTHER.
THERE IS NO LABEL, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A FRENCH HAUTE COUTURE HAND-MADE GOWN.
IT HAS A PAUL POIRET, (1879 -1944), 'LOOK' TO IT, BUT IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF THIS WERE BY ANY OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES, SUCH AS GABRIELLE 'COCO' CHANEL, JEANNE LANVIN, JEAN PATOU, OR ANOTHER ICONIC FRENCH DESIGNER OF THE EARLY19th CENTURY / 'ROARING TWENTIES'.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS MUCH THAT CAN BE ADDED TO ENHANCE THIS STUNNING PIECE...
EXCEPT PERHAPS...A PERIOD EGYPTIAN ASSUIT, (aka ASSIUT, ASYUT, TULLE BI TELLE) SILVER SHAWL.
I PURCHASED THIS RARE GOWN 40 YEARS AGO, AND HAVE STORED IT, GENTLY ROLLED, IN A COTTON SHEET, IN AIR CONTROLLED HOME.
NO MOLD, MILDEW, MOTHS, OR STORAGE DAMAGE.
THE CONDITION IS EXCEPTIONAL.
ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE, SOME BEADS ARE MISSING, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, THE DRESS LOOKS NEARLY PERFECT.
AREAS I'VE NOTED WHERE BEADS ARE MISSING:
THE RIGHT BACK HIP, APPROX. 17 GOLD BEADS MISSING, (PHOTO #24).
THE LEFT FRONT HIP, APPROX. 6 GOLD BEADS MISSING, (PHOTOS # 7, 13 & 23).
ONE GOLD BEAD MISSING FROM RIGHT FRONT WAIST/HIP, (PHOTO # 9).
ONE GOLD BEAD MISSING FROM LEFT FRONT WAIST/HIP, (PHOTO #11).
ONE GOLD BEAD MISSING FROM MEDALLION (TOP TIER PANEL), RIGHT BACK HIP,
ON AREA THAT IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE HANGING 'SCARF', (PHOTO # 16).
A FEW LOOSE OR MISSING SMALL GOLD BEADS AT ARM HOLES.
ONLY SERIOUS INQUIRIES / OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
LOCAL PICK UP CAN BE ARRANGED.
MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
* I ACCEPT PAYPAL ONLY.
* I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY AT THIS TIME.
* THIS WILL SHIP USPS PRIORITY MAIL, INSURED.
* SIGNATURE REQUIRED AT DELIVERY.
1) ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD 'AS IS' AND SALE IS FINAL.
2) REFUNDS ARE ONLY CONSIDERED IN THE EVENT THAT AN ITEM HAS BEEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED.
3) PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. I AM HAPPY TO SHARE MORE PHOTOS UPON REQUEST.