What a great way to spend a couple of hours! Now, if I just had a few thousand dollars to blow, I could mail in a few bids. Ah well, at least I can look at the fabulous stuff. Thanks!!
Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender --- katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: katherine sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:54:14 +0100 (BST) To: [email protected] Subject: [h-cost] American museum sale notice UNPRECEDENTED TEXTILE & COSTUME SALE Since Thanksgiving, 2004, Charles A. Whitaker and Karen Augusta have been in consultation with the Denver Art Museum to plan one the most important textile and fashion collector events in recent memory, the de-accession of a large portion of the Denver Art Museum's historic clothing collection. This vast collection, much of which has been unseen by the public for over fifty years, will be sold unreserved in a series of auctions run by the Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co. The first sale is to be held November 18th and 19th, 2005 in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The majority of lots for the fall auction come directly from the back rooms and storage facility of this important American museum. Museum de-accessions from The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and an important private collection of textiles and garments from the Chew family make up the balance of the 2-day, 1090 lot sale. The Chew textiles have been in storage since their removal from Cliveden Mansion, the 18th century National Trust property in Germantown, PA. This auction's offerings span three centuries of textile and costume history. Featured items include a Schiaparelli bead-encrusted jacket, a rare 1920's Chanel evening wrap, wedding shoes dated 1736, 18th & 19th C. corsets, rare 18th & 19th C. men's, women's and children's clothing, 20th C. couture & designer clothing, a 17th C. woven Swedish Biederwind panel, as well as other textiles, fabrics, laces, table & bed linens. Historians and costume collectors can now preview a photo gallery of sale highlights and the complete catalogue at the auctioneer's website, www.whitakerauction.com. A full day preview is scheduled for Thursday, November 17 from 1-6 PM. For additional information, catalogs, pictures, phone and order bids visit the website or call Charles A. Whitaker at 215-817-4600 or Karen Augusta at 802-463-3333 "A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
