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Rare Handmade Antique Sequin Mask, c 1895 - 1925 browse these categories for related items... All Items: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel: Pre 1930: item # 580264 GlitzQueen History and Art to Wear 56 Calle Monte Aplanado, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Phone: 505.205.1404 Guest Book $99 Free Insured U.S. Shipping (& Gift-Wrap if Desired) |
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Here's a glamorous masquerade mask from the days long before you could simply grab a costume at Party City. Certainly one of a kind, most likely made by a lady for her own use, it's gracefully shaped with exotic cat's eye openings and sunray forms above. The front is encrusted with shimmering black sequins, all intact, and the reverse is covered with a soft mesh fabric for comfort. Quite large, the mask measures about 9 inches wide and almost 8 inches tall (extending from the bridge of the nose to well above the forehead). When you aren't wearing it for Halloween and Mardi Gras, it would be a splendid wall decoration, either framed or not. For tying on or hanging, there's a fine double cord that feels like silk embroidery thread -- which you might want to replace with lengths of black ribbons or lace. This would be gorgeous with a black-sequinned Art Deco flapper dress, but may be as early as Edwardian or Victorian and would be beautiful with clothing from those eras, too. Certainly it's very old, not at all like modern rigid masks. Condition is lovely; the only flaws are on the back and they're very minor. Provenance is a New Mexico estate. There's no charge for insured U.S. shipping and gift-wrap is always free when desired. Please e-mail to confirm availability, order or request more photos. Thanks for looking! |
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