Art Deco Jeweled Bakelite Flapper Minaudiere

Beautiful Art Deco Jeweled Czech Minaudiere from the 1920's. A bronze filigree cage is set with paste jewels and enamel with a black velvet backing in th...

Art Deco Multicolor Crystal and Enamel Evening Bag, crystal, citrine, jet bezel set crystals with enamel rose decorated silverplated frame. Crystals graduate in tones from base upwar...

So typical of its time, this bag was created in the 1920s. Condition Report: Very Good - A little mis-shaping to one of the red celluloid beads and a tiny element of unravelling to the silk thread tassel. This is consistent with age and does not detract from the appeal of the piece. The Details... This evening bag or dance purse...

A fine and exquisite example of the designers work. The bag is signed and numbered 0089. Known for his elegant refinement the designer was born in 1939 and passed in 2014. Working in Rome and fully understanding the Mediterranean love of pure refinement his designs express a sublime play of luxury with simplicity. These small clutches are in demand the world over. Examples of his work can be found carried by the best-dressed women from the highest levels of society and in institutional collects such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as a long list of other international museums and institutions too numerous to mention. Crafted completely by hand in Italy these are like fine small sculptures with no two being alike. The gems and stones used are examples of the lapidary art...