Vintage Hand-Painted Silk Satin Handkerchief Case
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Pre 1940 item# 621961
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This pretty hanky bag feels as luscious as it looks, because there's padding between the soft layers of champagne colored fabric. So much special workmanship is evident here that I expect it was made as a gift -- perhaps featuring the recipient's favorite coral pink flowers on the beautifully painted flap.
The case has been tenderly cared for, too. Its interior is perfectly clean and, on close inspection, I can find only a few tiny spots on the back (that will probably rinse away). Most likely dating would be the 1930s, based on the Late Deco look of the bouquet. Provenance is a California estate.
Measuring about 8 inches square when closed, this will be a very spacious cache for your favorite vintage handkerchiefs -- and it's even nice enough to double as an evening bag, if you add a snap or hook for security.
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Fine Antique Deco Beaded Peach Silk Evening Bag c1920
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Pre 1930 item# 402301
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Luscious color makes this one of the prettiest antique evening purses we've ever seen. Of peach silk, painstakingly hand-beaded with white and peachy-pink pearls, it measures about 7 inches by 4 1/2 inches. Probable dating would be early 1920s, since the bag's refined delicacy shows Edwardian influence, along with a hint of Art Deco. It's in superb condition, with no flaws except a few faint stains on the moire interior, hard to notice. There's a "Hand Made in Belgium" label inside.
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Luscious Art Deco Czech Floral Beaded Evening Bag
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Pre 1940 item# 126269
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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, while the other isn't, but this appears original to the bag's construction. Perhaps the soft side was to rest against the waist when the bag was worn over a sash or belt for dancing. You could easily run a bit of wire through the interior of the soft handle, if you want them exactly the same. Probable dating would be 1920s or early 1930s and overall condition is simply superb; I can find no stains, missing beads or other flaws and the zipper works smoothly.
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Retro Vintage Folding Fan of Jeweled Lacy Plastic
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Pre 1950 item# 99868
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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" wide when open and its length is 7", not counting the nicely incised silver-tone handle. For dating, I think 1940s (the last pre-air conditioning decade). Provenance is a Dallas area estate.
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Antique Deco Flapper String Bag Egyptian Revival Motif
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Pre 1930 item# 99114
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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 being carefully stored away for decades. These two bags are truly exceptional finds - superstars of a type that's rare to begin with.
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Antique Deco Flapper String Bag Egyptian Revival Motif
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Pre 1930 item# 99112
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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 danced the Charleston! Pouch measures about 6" square and the strap is about 40" long. Provenance is a Dallas area estate.
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Lovely Vintage English Floral Tapestry Evening Purse
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Pre 1980 item# 99111
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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 neo-Romantic look favored before the disco era began.
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Lovely Vintage White Mink Hat for Teen or Petite Lady
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Pre 1980 item# 52326
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This fluffy chapeau will be equally suitable for the ski slopes or an elegant occasion. Most likely from the 1950s or early 1960s, it's in pristine condition with a lovely black lining of ridged fabric like grosgrain ribbon. I believe the fur is white mink, but it might conceivably be fox.
Size is on the small side, so it will best fit a teenager or petite woman with a sleek hairdo. I can get it on, but not down as far as it really should go. My forehead is 22 1/2 inches around, so the maximum it would fit properly is about 21 1/2 inches. Assuming the size is right for your purposes, this is a marvelous bargain.
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