An evening dress of canary yellow taffeta, the skirt pleated at the side over paniers, the short sleeves of ivory gauze, with an ivory tulle bertha embroidered in silver metal threads with bows and trailing flowers, bound with peach and grey coloured silk, the hem scalloped and trimmed with self-coloured appliqué, labelled Lucile Ltd., 11 rue de Penthièvre Paris, inscribed in pencil Mrs M. Decker, circa 1916-18, some slight damage

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An evening dress of canary yellow taffeta, the skirt pleated at the side over paniers, the short sleeves of ivory gauze, with an ivory tulle bertha embroidered in silver metal threads with bows and trailing flowers, bound with peach and grey coloured silk, the hem scalloped and trimmed with self-coloured appliqué, labelled Lucile Ltd., 11 rue de Penthièvre Paris, inscribed in pencil Mrs M. Decker, circa 1916-18, some slight damage
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