Exceptional Antique NW Persian Bag Face

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Rugs Pre 1900: item #342791
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Exceptional antique NW Persian bag front, made into a pillow. Full pile, very saturated natural dyes, very soft and silky wool. Wonderful use of various shades of blue and blue green. This bag front measures 18" square. For the sophisticated collector.

Vintage Beaded Evening Bag with Shoulder Strap Mint

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel Pre 1970: item #126274

Perfect for gals who find most evening bags too small to be useful, this stunning beaded purse is a particularly large one. It measures 10" high x 7-1/2" wide, so is plenty big enough to hold your wallet, cell phone, makeup, keys, hair brush and such. There's a convenient pocket inside to keep small items items handy.

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Luscious Art Deco Czech Floral Beaded Evening Bag

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1940: item #126269

This exquisite beaded purse is a real treasure, with all the quality you expect from vintage Czechoslovakian beads and craftsmanship. Obviously hand-stitched, the beads are soft pastels - ivory, pink and green pastels - and the same floral design appears on *both* sides. Inside, there's a small pocket with a label that reads "Made in Czechoslovakia". Measurements are 7 1/2" by 4", not including those wonderful round handles that add so much style! Somewhat oddly, one of the handles is rigid, whi... Click for details

Very Fine Art Deco Hand Beaded & Sequinned Purse

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1940: item #117057

In fantastic condition, this glamorous antique evening bag from England is a soft shell shape encrusted with gold sequins and gold and pearl beads. Its back is fully sequinned, including a tiny handle you can slide two fingers through (or fasten to a belt). Interior is ivory satin with a label that reads "Hand Made Foreign" and what appears to be original tissue (which has discolored the fabric very slightly, wher... Click for details

Stunning collection of KUBA cloth SHOOWA

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Hangings Pre 1980: item #101961
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Textiles are very important to the Kuba peoples of Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo), for virtually all members of adult society are involved in cloth production. The production of textiles provides an interesting social commentary, for Kuba men and women are responsible for different tasks in this process. The raffia used in Kuba cloths was probably cultivated in the fields and then woven on a loom by men. Women were most likely responsible for the finishing touches, such as the embroide... Click for details

Retro Vintage Folding Fan of Jeweled Lacy Plastic

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1950: item #99868

This highly ornamental early plastic fan features lacy openwork and glitz in sophisticated black and white. Each edge, one black and one white, has molded ornamentation as well as rhinestones in gold-tone settings. The black edge is missing one gold flower, which is very hard to notice - as is the little bit of glue staining around a few rhinestones on the white side. I see no other flaws. This fan is really in great shape with original ribbons and little evidence of use. It measures about 12" w... Click for details

2 Adorable Deco Embroidered Soda Fountain Scenes

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Hangings Pre 1930: item #99342

These two embroidered pictures from England *scream* Art Deco with their soda fountain theme, stylized forms and sophisticated, vibrant colors. Each is tape-mounted beneath glass to its mat, backing board and felt

The one measuring about 6" x 6" still has its original tape that looks like marbled paper, but the larger 8" x 6" picture has m... Click for details

Antique Deco Flapper String Bag Egyptian Revival Motif

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1930: item #99114

Our second string bag from the Roaring 20s - worked in a more subtle color scheme of soft purple, fern green and black on taupe - has a pouch big enough to hold a lot. It measures 9" x 6 1/2", and the strap is about 39" long. On close inspection, the strap could use a few stitches for reinforcement; there's one frayed spot at the top, easily repaired. The purse has no further problems I notice and, like our other string bag from the same Dallas area estate, shows its original colors because of b... Click for details

Antique Deco Flapper String Bag Egyptian Revival Motif

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1930: item #99112

This vivid "string bag" used by a Flapper Girl in the 1920s is perfect for you now, whenever you need only a small purse or an extra tote for something like your camera.

In super condition, it's been carefully stored away for decades, so the bright gold, red, blue and green Egyptian Revival pattern is as bold as when its original owner dan... Click for details

Lovely Vintage English Floral Tapestry Evening Purse

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Accessories Pre 1980: item #99111

This delightful evening bag clearly hasn't seen much use. The colors are still vibrant, the interior unsoiled and, apart from a few teensy dings on the beautifully detailed frame, it's like new. Both sides are identical, featuring gorgeous flowers in a combination of colors that will look wonderful with almost anything you feel like wearing. This is a spacious purse, capable of carrying all your essentials; it measures 7" x 8" (plus clasp). For dating, I'd say 1960s or early 1970s; it has the ... Click for details