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A beautiful deep green velvet and cut steel drawstring handbag, French, 1900s

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    An exquisite handbag. Using an original 1920s French celluloid frame, a beautiful crafted handbag of original black patterned silk has been made anew for the bag. The frame imitates carved ivory (as did many early celluloid/Bakelite pieces from the 1920s, think of the jewelled snake bracelets...
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  • An Art Deco style rectangular beaded bag, Pierre Cardin, France, 1970
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    Pierre Cardin’s preference, right from the start, was always for large jewels, and always designed in close connection with the garment, accentuating a predominant element of the cut, or drawing attention to a detail. Training essentially as an architect, he moved into fashion, working first for Paquin, them moving to Elsa Schiaparelli and , finally, Christian Dior, before opening his own house in 1950. Designing ground breaking...
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  • A carved Bakelite framed golden velvet handbag, France, 1920s
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    A charming and highly decorative handbag, made from golden/amber silk velvet, which has a veil, or netting, layer over the top , giving a delicacy and depth to the handbag. Topped w...
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  • Extraordinary hand coloured celluoid frame and moire silk 'rose' handbag, French
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