Antique Edwardian Filigree and Gros-Point Tapestry Bag
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Pre 1920 item# 691605
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Edwardian handbags often range to sensible sizes and yet they're also the prettiest purses ever made -- rich with exquisite needlework and such dressmaker details as seam cording and truly luxurious linings (like the heavy champagne silk-satin you see here), plus fittings of greater refinement than in any other period. It was a very brief era, just a few years, but it set an abiding standard of quality in purses and jewelry.
I don't open the private vault often, but have decided to let this fabulous bag -- a star of my own collection -- fly free into the Wider World. It's a purse you can carry not only for special evenings, but also by day without looking overdone. Its large size (9" x 10") is an important part of its versatility. Although the gilt filigree hardware is as jewel-like as you'd expect from an Edwardian evening bag, this isn't one of those precious teensy models made strictly for the cocktails-and-dancing circuit.
I hope the next owner of this treasure -- made even more exceptional by its near-mint condition -- will see that it gets a great deal more use than ever before. It's certainly meant for a lady who leads an interesting life. Provenance of the bag is an estate in Scotland and dating is circa 1905-1910. Both sides are identical, except in the color of a few stitches that authenticate hand-craftsmanship. Its chain handle, possibly not original since it's a bit sturdier than I'd expect (but the right color), is 20 inches long.
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Rare and Exquisite Antique Petitpoint Bag
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Pre 1910 item# 99120
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Price of $475 includes insured shipping anywhere in the U.S.
I'm calling this gorgeous evening bag Edwardian based on clasp shape and the prevalence of marcasites, but it could as easily be Victorian. The lavish detail of its frame (including dainty scalloped edging and inlay that appears to be mother-of-pearl) suggests a *very* early dating. Even the frame's reverse and interior are prettily chased and the fineness of the chain is something that hasn't typically been seen for a *very* long time. Certainly this lovely item is antique, not just vintage (even by European standards), and yet its condition is magnificent: not perfect, but really awe-inspiring.
Besides beauty, this purse has size going for it; it's about 9" wide and almost 6" deep (not counting the large, marcasite-crusted clasp, which adds almost another inch. The pattern of beautiful ladies in a Classical garden appears on both front and back. This is a bag you'll be extremely proud to carry on the most special occasions or give to someone dear. It's also an investment-grade collectible item, of course.
Thanks for looking!
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