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Tyrolean Bronze Caviar Bead Evening Bag w 24-Karat Gold Plate Surround, 1950s
About the Item
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’s pattern resembles cobblestones surrounding a bugle bead lotus flower at the center. The real eye-catcher, however, is the trapezoidal 24-karat gold plated frame, which surrounds the bag on all sides for an imposing, powerful silhouette.
Trapezoidal hard evening bag with pavé bead faces and full 24-karat gold plate surround frame; silk faille top handle with caviar beading on front side. Open interior compartment with single open pocket one side and open pocket with two lipstick compartments on the other; rectangular mirror across full width of one side panel; tethered change purse. Oversized gold plate front flip clasp closure; fully lined in chocolate silk faille.
material: silk faille, seed and bugle beads, 24-karat gold plated copper
noteworthy: clean with compressed air
repairs: reattached original seed beads where loose
condition: good with clouding to mirror and metal tarnish on surround; one *extremely* faint dent on right side frame; light interior soiling and fewer than 5 missing beads on strap at purse-strap join
measurements:
width: 8”
height: 5 ¼”
depth: 1 1/8” at top of frame, 2 ¾” at base
mouth: opens to 4 ½”
handle drop: 6 ½”
change purse: 5” wide x 3” tall, 6” tether
label: Tyrolean, New York
- Dimensions:Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
- Style:Evening (In the Style Of)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Good condition with clouding to mirror and metal tarnish on surround; one *extremely* faint dent on right side frame; light interior soiling and fewer than 5 missing beads on strap at purse-strap join.
- Seller Location:Tucson, AZ
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