Name: Art Deco Celluloid Vanity Pierrot Powder Puff
Price: $1,450.00
French figural powder puff of Pierrot hidden in a celluloid mandolin.
Pearlized and marbleized celluloid is used for this unusual table piece. Pierrot "puff" is hidden in a retractable door which opens by pulling down a lever along the side. Amusing art deco vanity table piece. Hand painted detailing. France 1930s.
Excellent condition.
Name: Italian Straw 1950’s Japanesque Resort Hat
Price: $0.00
Unusual couture style hat of black straw with ivory raffia embroidery in concentric diamonds. Exaggerated bowl shape held by a small black straw cap underneath. Original paper labels intact "Made in Italy, 11".
Excellent unworn condition except for slight darkening to one embroidered raffia diamond.
Large bowl diameter: 14"
Small cap diameter: 7.5"
Interior cap circumference: 22"
Depth: 4"
Name: Dior Tri Color Calf Clutch
Price: $450.00
Modern, graphic 3 color calf clutch in brown, navy and butterscotch textured calf. 2 compartments. Dior circa 1970s.
Excellent condition
9.5 x 7 x 2.5"
Name: French Cut Steel Rose Intarsia Purse
Price: $695.00
Intricately hand beaded purse made in France circa 1950s. Microfine cut steel beads are used instead of traditional glass beads which gives the effect of a metallic shimmer... very beautiful. Woven into the beadwork is a pattern of rose florals within a cartouche. Beaded clasp runs along the top of the entire purse with beaded handle.
Exquisite workmanship.
Excellent condition
9" x 6" handle adds 5.5" to height
Label: Langlois & Jargeais, paris
Name: Walborg Unusual Copper Clad and Lucite Bag
Price: $575.00
Unusual hard bag by Walborg of martele burnt orange lucite hand "clad" with copper Art and Crafts patterns. Extremely strange and ugly in a 70's mash up way, almost like a light fixture with a handle.
When light hits the transluscent lucite the bag glows and the copper patterning reveals itself.The process of hand "cladding" the lucite is laborious and similar to how sterling is overlaid on glass on period silver overlay glassware. One small section of loss on back, right. Otherwise excellent condition.
6" x 4" plus 3" handle.
Name: Edwardian Bok Choy Embroidered Pouch
Price: $0.00
Made for the western market circa 1900 of fine and unusual embroidery of yellow butterflies,canton blue cherry blossoms and green leafy bok choy.The reverse embroidered with blue gardenias, yellow butterflies, mauve silk tassels with peking glass decorations, labeled O'hara Livermore.
Name: Victorian Microbead Figural Swan Bag
Price: $1,250.00
Incredible micro seed bead bag with figural panels of swans in floral beaded vignettes. The background is a pale pearly microbead. Extremely fine glass and metal beads are used to create the dimension in the pattern. Gold steel beads are used as an chevron accent and in the ornate looped fringe.
Victorian bag of the finest quality.
7" x 12", Excellent condition.
Name: Morabito Beaded Foldover Clutch
Price: $575.00
Lovely microseed bead foldover clutch with a radiating deco pattern in gold, greys and pinks. Completely seed beaded in black on the other side. Beautiful quality from Morabito, Paris.
Excellent condition.
Name: Eygptian Revival Deco Purse, 1920’s
Price: $950.00
Eygptian revival butter silk faille with scarab tinsel embroidery in silver and gold threads. Large emerald cut citrine paste and clear stones set into frame. Beautiful quality imported from France for a NY store circa 1920s.
Bag appears dirty in photo but is actually shadows in fabric.
Name: Unusual Navy Calf Clutch with Handle, 1950s
Price: $0.00
Unusual navy convertible clutch with zipper compartment and leather wrapped handle for use two ways. 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Name: Chic Halston Wool Felt and Patent Hat
Price: $750.00
Elegant and timeless Halston hat in black wool felt with patent leather trim. Around the brim is pleated patent and the brim is piped as well. 1970s.
Excellent condtion.
Name: Martha Alligator and Pave Mini Box Bag
Price: $950.00
Miniature box bag in alligator with pave rhinestone hilts retailed by Martha, Park Ave. NY. Charming and adorable but large enough for cellphones and necessities. Satin lining.
5" x 5" x 3.5" deep plus 3" handle
Excellent condition.
Name: Krizia Dalmation Scarf
Price: $0.00
Adorable Krizia logo scarf with dalmation motif. Krizia created these collectible animal series in their knits and graphics throughout the 80s.
Excellent condition
17" Square
Name: Victorian Taxidermy Hawk Headpiece
Price: $0.00
Extraordinary eery and breathtakingly beautiful.
This headpiece dates from the late 19th Century.
Long before Alexander McQueen mined the darkness of the 19th century aesthetic, Victorians partied hard at lavish costume themed parties with extravagant creations such as this.
Here a taxidermied hawk has been applied to soft band and can be worn as a bird crown/tiara for a modern goth bride. A head band would have to be attached for the head piece to be worn as it was probably stitched or pinned into elaborate hair.
Excellent condition.
Name: 1930’s Abercrombie + Fitch Travel Hangers
Price: $325.00
Long before the A+F became universally known as the cult jeans brand for the worlds youth, they were known as the original purveyors of the finest equipment and supplies for the sophisticated world traveler. Items were made of the finest quality and designed specifically to meet the needs of a sporty and demanding clientelle (think Ernest Hemingway, not Dree Hemingway).
Included in the original cowhide leather case are a pair of extendable chrome finish travel hangers for those long trips abroad. So elegant and vestige of a time gone by. Although considered cumbersome by today's standards, these types of travel accessories were de rigeur when when hunting, fishing or on safari.
This case hold 2 collapsible hangers.
1930's. Made in England for the American Market.
Name: Peter Max Pop Art Silk Scarf
Price: $0.00
Silk Scarf with graphics by Peter Max. Art nouveau overtones interpreted in 60s pop colors. 1960's USA. Excellent condition.
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