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5:00 AM PT - Dec 4th, 2008

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Unit C25
40 Martell Road
London, SE21 8EN
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Lot 86
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A Madame Grès couture dove-grey silk jersey gown, e

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A Madame Grès couture dove-grey silk jersey gown, early 1940s, black on white silk 1 Rue de la Paix label, with pleats of jersey to the neck sleeves and front hips, the bodice lined in ivory chiffon, the skirt in grey silk, fastened by hooks and eyes to the back, bust 86cm, 34in

Condition report

Tiny pinhead sized hole to rear closure of bodice, lower, inner hooks on the skirt have slightly corroded. Slight seam pull at left under-arm, two faint brown perspiration marks at underarms but hard to see due to the draping of the sleeve

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