$504
Group of Twelve Victorian and Art Deco Purses, including an French Art Deco gray silk velvet and cut steel bead purse, a Victorian black silk and cut steel bead pouch, a Victorian hand painted black cotton drawstring pouch, an Art Deco black silk pouch with gilt-metal and paste expandable frame, a black silk and white metal frame pouch, three vintage needlepoint clutches, a small black suede and cut steel bead purse, and three knit bead pouch-form examples, one depicting a bucolic landscape with a shepherd and flock, cottages, and duck pond. The landscape decorated beaded bag is in excellent condition with a kid leather lining; no major flaws or losses to beaded examples. The peacock motif decorated example may have been converted from a square to a pouch.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-17
