A sleeveless cocktail dress of black chiffon embroidered with silvered beads forming circles of varying sizes, the flared skirt split and trimmed with self-coloured tulle flounces, with a loose sash at the hips, mid 1920s; and another similar black tunic embroidered with self-coloured beads forming a stylised floral design, trimmed with a deep beadwork fringe at the hem (2)

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A sleeveless cocktail dress of black chiffon embroidered with silvered beads forming circles of varying sizes, the flared skirt split and trimmed with self-coloured tulle flounces, with a loose sash at the hips, mid 1920s; and another similar black tunic embroidered with self-coloured beads forming a stylised floral design, trimmed with a deep beadwork fringe at the hem (2)

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