Marilyn Monroe black silk cocktail dress with oversize bow....

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Marilyn Monroe black silk cocktail dress with oversize bow. (ca. 1952) Vintage original black silk knee-length cocktail dress with ivory organza bodice, braided ribbon straps, and left side zipper closure. Ornamented with a monumental decorative ivory organza bow at the front bodice and with a coin-weighted hem. Retaining the internal, "Talmack, John Moore, New York" bias label. Exhibiting some age and discoloring to the ivory organza and minor wear. In very good condition. Provenance: Christie's New York, The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, October 1999, Lot 187.

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