Evans Compact Purse

Evans Compact Purse

Evans 1930's compact purse.  Black satin with sparkly rhinestones.  Vintage compact purse holds powder, rouge, and lipstick.  Lid decorated with rhinestones, each set within small white circles.  A collar of three triangular pieces set with rhinestones surround the...
Art Deco 1920’s Beaded Purse, Celluloid

Art Deco 1920’s Beaded Purse, Celluloid

Two art deco beaded purses.  Carved celluloid frames.  Hiawatha pattern silk stitched body.  Fabulous fringes! Floral design with steel beads.     From the collection of Lisbet...
Japanese Meiji era Tobacco Purse

Japanese Meiji era Tobacco Purse

Japanese Meiji era tobacco purse with ivory and silver manju. Silver dragon clasp. Purse is beaded. C.1880. from the collection of Arlene...
Japanese Meiji era Tobacco Purse

Japanese Meiji era Tobacco Purse

Japanese Meiji era tobacco purse, with brass dragon clasp. Brass and ivory manju. The purse is embroidered with a knotted technique. Date c. 1880. from the collection of Arlene...
Stunning Silk Stitch

Stunning Silk Stitch

French c.1920’s silk stitched purse with an enameled frame. The design is atypical for a silk stitched purse. It depicts 18th century French farm scenes instead of the more usual scene of a courting couple. Both sides are different and the designs are highly...