Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Bridal

A Collection of Vintage Bridal Garments and Infant Clothing with Leather Shoes - This lot comprises vintage bridal garments and a selection of infant items including a hand-knitted dress and leather footwear. The first garment is a strapless gown featuring a bodice of floral machine lace with a scalloped lower edge, joined to a full, gathered fine mesh tulle skirt. The second garment is a sheer white tulle overdress or coat, designed with long sleeves, a V-neckline, and a gathered waist. The overdress features a back closure with a row of white pearl-effect buttons and elasticated loop fastenings, with matching buttons at the cuffs. A round size tag is present marked 18 UK(IRL). The infant clothing includes a cream-coloured hand-knitted gown with an intricate openwork pointelle and crochet-style pattern, short sleeves, and a scalloped hem. The accompanying footwear consists of an assortment of vintage infant leather shoes, including blue T-strap shoes, cream lace-up booties, and cream T-strap sandals with decorative geometric cut-out details. One cream sandal retains a partial gold-stamped internal maker mark featuring the text adisode, ARIA, and VEN, with a telephone number starting TEL 2, suggesting Italian manufacture from Venice.