2000s Bally Black Patent Leather Shoulder Bag

A vintage Bally 2-way bag made of black quilted leather. The bag can be worn as a top handle or as a crossbody bag with the detachable strap (max length: ca. 110 cm). The bag feature...

A Gucci Hysteria top handle bag made of soft and shiny black leather with gold toned hardware. The interior is lined with the Gucci logo synthetic black fabric. Next to the major c...

Valentino Garavani cross body/shoulder bag/ clutch made of butter soft calf leather with shine pewter toned hardware. The interior is lined with black smooth and soft leather and nex...

Mulberry laptop/documents bag made of black Congo leather with crocodile embossed pattern. The hardware is brass toned. The interior is lined with black suede, and it consists of two...

Black leather shoulder bag. Gold metal hardware clasp on the front. 4 pockets inside: one flat with zip, one flat without zip and 2 on both side with branded snap closure. Beige sued...

Prada Black Patent Leather Gaufre Ruched Shoulder Bag Tote in excellent condition. Black patent leather exterior in signature ruched gaufre style t...

A distinctive black handbag made of beautiful and well-preserved patent leather wich has a handle 30 cm long. The opening is 30 cm wide, the front and back of the bag have a 3 cm deep fold. Lined inside with black-white fabric and a side pocket with zipper. This generous bag comes form the USA, look the label inside. Measurement: Hight 30 cm , Width, at the widest point 38 cm, Deep 8 cm. Opening 30 cm, opening deep 10 cm The lacquer leather is in good condition, not lose it's glossery finish. The bag is inside clean, look the pictures. Patent leather is a type of coated leather that has a high-gloss finish. The coating process was introduced to the United States and improved by inventor Seth Boyden, of Newark, New Jersey, in 1818, with commercial manufacture beginning September 20, 1819. Boyden's process (which he did not patent used a lacquer coating that was based on linseed oil. Modern patent leather usually has a plastic coating. iding boot from 1910–20s In general, patent leather is a fine grain leather that is treated to give it a glossy appearance. An early reference to patent leather is in the 1793 British periodical The Bee, or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, which notes, in an article entitled "Hand's patent leather", that "a gentleman of the name of Hand" in Birmingham, England, obtained a patent for preparing flexible leather having a glaze and polish that renders it impervious to water and need only be wiped with a sponge to restore it to its original luster.[4] In November 1799, inventor Edmund Prior, of Holborn, London, England, received a patent for a method of painting and colouring all kinds of leather;[5] and, in January 1805, inventor Charles Mollersten, of Hackney Wick, received a patent for applying a chemical composition in the preparation of hides, skins, and leather to give "a beautiful gloss".[6] However, patent leather primarily owes its popularity to Seth Boyden. In 1818, Boyden received a piece of German-made patent leather (said to be a German military cap...

This is a striking 1990s vintage handbag by Gianni Versace, reflecting the bold and extravagant style that defined the brand during that era. The bag is crafted from a combination of...