That's sort of what I mean - the sleevelessness points directly to the merveilleuses/Directory in a way that the late 1790s gowns I've seen locally don't. The ones with sleeves are uncommon but not $100,000+ uncommon, ime.
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That's my guess. There were probably a pair of collectors laser-focused on merveilleuses who bid each other up competitively! That happened with a couple of deaccessions I sent to auction a while back.
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