Evening coat ca. 1930 C. G. Gunther's Sons American The combination of cut and voided velvet, gold lamé and fox fur render this evening coat an exemplar of 1920s-early '30s G. Gunther's Sons was established in 1820 by Christian G. Gunther (1795-1868), a German immigrant who received some of his early training under furrier John. G. Wendell, fur trader John Jacob Astor's brother-in-law. Gunther's catered to both men and women. In 1949, the firm merged with Jaeckel, Inc., another long-established New York furrier; the combined company expanded their offerings to include women's clothi
Evening coat ca. 1930 C. G. Gunther's Sons American The combination of cut and voided velvet, gold lamé and fox fur render this evening coat an exemplar of 1920s-early '30s G. Gunther's Sons was established in 1820 by Christian G. Gunther (1795-1868), a German immigrant who received some of his early training under furrier John. G. Wendell, fur trader John Jacob Astor's brother-in-law. Gunther's catered to both men and women. In 1949, the firm merged with Jaeckel, Inc., another long-established New York furrier; the combined company expanded their offerings to include women's clothing. In 1959, the company was purchased by the Hoving Corp., which, at that time, also owned Bonwit Teller and Tiffany & Evening coat 155711
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