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Vintage Hermès Sac Cordelière White Patent Leather Envelope Handbag- 25 cm, 1951
By Hermès
Located in Tucson, AZ
Though it is almost 70 years old, this magnificent handbag is as lustrous and stylish as the day it was made in 1951. Best of all it is true, bright white and an ideal complement to ...
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1950s French Top Handle Bags

Judith Leiber Brown Leather Compartment Bag with Coin Purse, 1980s
By Judith Leiber
Located in Tucson, AZ
Like Bonnie Cashin’s revolutionary “Cashin Carry” bags of the 1960s, this ingenious purse seems to defy physics with the amount of room it offers. Essentially a series of expandable accordion files with multiple pockets and kiss locks to keep contents secure, it eliminates the need for a wallet. Moreover, the heavyweight gold chain handle looks like a piece of fine jewelry and is long enough to be worn on the shoulder. Chocolate brown shoulder bag...
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1980s American Structured Shoulder Bags

Edwardian Jeweled Pale Green Trinity Plate Needlepoint Minaudière Handbag, 1900s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Equally as coveted by the well-bred Victorienne as by the gin-baby flapper, Trinity Plate reticules and minaudières were THE accessory of choice for fash...
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Early 1900s American Evening Bags and Minaudières

Burnished Gray and Gold Accordion File Box Purse with Buckle Top Handle, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A structured, ladylike handbag for ALL fifty shades of gray, this purse combines polish and geometry with practicality. An extremely hard-to-find color for handbags, this medium gray...
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1950s American Top Handle Bags

Brown Matte Alligator Top Handle Hourglass Purse with Comb and Mirror, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A ladylike staple accessory and a sign of good breeding, an alligator top handle bag remains as relevant today as it was a half-century ago. Pairs as effortlessly with denim and a trench as it does with a cocktail dress. This one has the very modern added benefit of being large enough to hold a 12-oz bottle of water too! Vintage alligator handbag with self-covered top frame and single top handle; interior zippered side pocket with open pocket beneath containing mirror and faux tortoise comb...
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1950s American Top Handle Bags

New Tyrolean Brown Suede Mini Steamer Trunk 24-Karat Gold Plate Filigree, 1940s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Hands-down the most clever, unusual and sculptural evening bag we’ve seen, this extremely collectable handbag resembles a miniature 1930s steamer trunk—if steamer trunks had been surrounded by 24-karat gold plate filigree, that is. This incredible bag’s front face unlatches and lays flat to reveal a mirror on its interior face, an elastic band to hold its original comb and comb sleeve, and a series of padded silk moiré interior drawers and compartments. A handbag worthy of a trip on the Queen Mary...
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1940s American Novelty Bags

Whiting & Davis Ivory Enamel Mesh Handbag w Bakelite Chain and Frame, 1940s
By Whiting & Davis
Located in Tucson, AZ
An eye-catching alternative to the traditional gold and silver metal mesh for which the company is famous, this rare enamel plated mesh version also features a unique Bakelite top fr...
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1940s American Top Handle Bags

Black Gloss Alligator House of Grimaldi Saks Handbag and Mirror, France - 1960s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Do tidy alligator handbags invoke images of Grace Kelly carrying her iconic Hermès? Why not go one step further with a gloss black version from the actual House of Grimaldi...
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1960s French Top Handle Bags

New Walborg Black Wood Bead and Chenille Top Handle Pochette Purse– Japan, 1950s
By Walborg
Located in Tucson, AZ
Despite its deceptively small size, this pochette remains exceptionally roomy thanks to its fully opening center change purse-style pocket and two side compartments. Petite but practical, the hand-strung polished wood beads create texture and interest for evening, while the velvety chenille ground lends playfulness for day. Deadstock double top handle bag of black chenille punctuated with black wood beads all over surface and handles. Interior features three total compartments including one center compartment with kiss lock clasp closure, plus one side pocket in another compartment. Fully lined in black velvet; plain chenille bottom with protective brass feet. fabric: chenille, wood, goldtone metal noteworthy: clean with compressed air repairs: none condition: deadstock with original tags measurements: width: 7” at narrowest, 9 ½” at widest height: 7” depth: 4” bottom gusset; expands to about 6” when filled mouth: opens to 8” handle: 4” drop label: Walborg (made in Japan by...
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1950s Japanese Top Handle Bags

Modernist Mahogany Gloss Geometric Center Cut Medium Alligator Handbag, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Gina Lollobrigida. 57 Chevys. Boomerang coffee tables. There was a time in the 50s when round was square and points meant progress. An icon of mid-century style, this classic geometric handbag...
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1950s American Structured Shoulder Bags

Tyrolean Bronze Caviar Bead Evening Bag w 24-Karat Gold Plate Surround, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
As intricate as an Italian mosaic but as impermeable as a safe, this handbag is both a strongbox and a piece of art. Fully crusted with seed beads—some of which are doubled for extra topography—the purse...
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1950s American Evening Bags and Minaudières

Longchamps Paris Ivory Floral Micro Bead Evening Bag w Chain Handle, 1950s
By Longchamps
Located in Tucson, AZ
A rare Longchamps--not Longchamp--evening purse made even more noteworthy by its swirling micro bead pattern, punctuated by delicate pink and blue pavé flowers. A diminutive but powerful statement accessory. Petite chain handle evening bag with patterned gilt top frame; covered in ivory seed beads and pavé beaded flowers front and back. Open interior compartment; kiss clasp...
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1950s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Josef Attrib. Silk Brocade Chinoiserie Handbag w Cabochon Studded Flap, 1950s
By Bags by Josef
Located in Tucson, AZ
Subtly striking, this exquisite silk handbag features a muted Chinoiserie motif that would be remarkable on its own were it not upstaged by its unique figured brass top lid, which is...
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1950s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Brass Etched Openwork Filigree Cube Purse w MOP Lucite Lid and Clear Base, 1950s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Simultaneously delicate and sturdy, this unusual box purse provides a glimpse of its contents via openwork filigree sides, while a clear Lucite platf...
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1950s Unknown Novelty Bags

Art Deco Black Celluloid and Rhinestone Dagger Lipstick Minaudière, 1930s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A bygone bauble of extreme rarity and beauty, this Celluloid reticule is a brilliant example of Art Deco craftsmanship. Large enough for only a lipstick, a key and some “mad money,” it is nevertheless a statement accessory that can stand up to the most exquisite evening gown. A collectible museum piece that belies its near century of history. Celluloid dagger minaudière with silk bottom tassel and silk rope top handle with caviar bead ball finial. Front face features diagonal row of 15 crystal clear rhinestones surrounded by Art Deco engraving...
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1930s Unknown Evening Bags and Minaudières

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