Beautiful 1920s Bronze Gold Fully Beaded Vintage 20s Flapper Purse Bag Pouch
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1920s bronze and brown fully beaded evening bag! The perfect alternative to a clutch! This rare gem features two gold metal chains, and can be adjusted to wear long or shor...
1920's Beaded Purse
Located in Toronto, ON
Early 1920's beaded purse with carved celluloid frame.
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Vintage 1920s Beaded Purse
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unique multicolored brightly striped design with multicolored fringe. Entire purse is beaded with ornate antique gold hardware. Clasp closure and hand chain.
1920's Luscious Kelly Green Beaded Reticule/Handbag
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a luscious kelly green beaded reticule, drawstring style purse of the 1920's vintage.
1920's Czechoslovakian Black/Turquoise Glass Beaded Handbag
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a stunningly dramatic 1920's vintage, Czechoslovakian black and turquoise glass beaded draw-stringed bag whose circumference measures 13" around and whose height measures app...
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1920's Beaded Handbag with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage beaded handbag from the 1920's. Mini bugle beads are made of white glass and strung neatly in horizontal rows. Rose motif is made out of pink, red, and green beads. Silver...
1920's Cobalt Blue&White Glass Beaded Reticule-Handbag
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a strikingly lovely 1920's vintage, cobalt blue and white glass beaded reticule or drawstring style bag. Its shape is elongated and it has three rows of looped beadwork runni...
Superb 1920's Red & Silver Beaded Handbag with Elaborate Frame
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a superb 1920's vintage, Czechoslovakian silver and read glass beaded purse with an ornate embossed silver-toned frame and clasp.
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1920's French Beaded Handbag with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage handbag dates to the late 1910's through the early 1920's and features seed beads sewn in a concentric pattern. Dark blue ground with polychromatic floral motif. Looped bea...
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1920's Beaded Handbag with Silver Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage handbag dates to the 1920's and is made entirely of rows of seed beads. Floral motif is worked in different colors on both sides. Frame features angels and is stamped 925 a...
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1920's Beaded Floral Wristlet Bag w/ Fringe
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's hand-beaded purse with green leaves, red roses, and harp against a white field in seed beads.
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1920's Beaded Handbag with Gold-Toned Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage handbag dates to the 1920's and is comprised entirely of small seed beads. Floral motif is worked in red, pink, and varied shades of blue. Gold-toned frame is set with red ...
Oversized 21" 1920s Beaded Flapper Purse- Museum Quality Bag
Located in Sparks, NV
From the Suzanne Mounts Collection: Possibly the longest 1920s beaded purse we have ever seen. From the top of the handle to the bottom of the loops, the bag is 21 inches long!
Vintage 1920's Flapper Opulent Blue Glass Beaded Purse Bag
Located in Sparks, NV
From the Suzanne Mounts Collection: This is a magnificent and exceptionally beautiful vintage 1920s handbag, made of blue iridescent glass beads and metal links. The top is domina...
1920's diamond shaped beaded evening purse with fringe
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Stunning copper toned faceted beads make up this uniquely shaped evening purse. Heavy twisted fringe. Ornate silver toned frame with tulip motif. Fully lined in silk with floral trim...
1920S Micro Beaded Persian Rug Purse Bag
Located in New York, NY
1920S Micro Beaded Persian Rug Purse Bag
1920s Beaded Frame Evening Bag in Turquoise Beads
Located in Gresham, OR
Gorgeous 1920s beaded evening back with enameled frame in a gorgeous turquoise, sea foam color. Lining is shattered
1920's FRENCH beaded clutch with enameled and etched gilt frame
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Breath taking black micro-beaded clutch made in France for I.Magnin. Fully lined in black satin. Attached coin purse. Condition is excellent with no bead loss.
1920s Gilt Frame Beaded Flapper Bag
Located in London, GB
This early 1920's cream kid leather lined flapper bag is comprised of extraordinary gold, silver and brown beadwork. It has a gilt frame, chain handle and ball clasp. In excellent ...
1920s Art Deco Black & Red Bead Flapper Handbag
Located in New York, NY
An elegant and chic design 1920s Art Deco handbag in black and red beadwork.
Exquisite Glass Hand Beaded Flower Evening Bag ca 1920s
Located in University City, MO
Exquisite glass hand beaded flower evening bag ca 1920s The opulent glass beaded evening purse is embellished with rows of tiny micro glass beads in a floral garden design The ornat...
1920s French Art Deco Steel-Cut Beaded Evening Bag - Exquisite!
Located in Gresham, OR
An exquisite French made (stamped in frame) 1920s Art Deco style steel-cut beaded evening bag in a silver gold and rose color scheme. Inner pink lining is intact and in good conditi...
Mandalian Art Deco Chainmail Metal Bag with Enamel Bead Fringe, 1920s
Located in University City, MO
1920's Carpet style Art Deco flapper bag with a lustrous pearly enamel finish in gorgeous muted pastel tones. Intricate slinky chainmail mesh of individual enameled interlocked tiles...
Vintage 1920's Beaded Evening Bag 1920's Flapper Purse Blue and Red Beaded Bag
Located in Nashville, TN
This beautiful 1920's beaded bag, showcases the most intricate and beautiful beadwork. Rendered in a sparkling cobalt blue glass beaded background which contours a vibrant red flower...
Antique Beaded Flapper Hand Bag 1920s Purse
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is an amazing handbag, lined in silk. Most likely french. Fabulous colorway on this, purple, green and red, just stunning!! Cabochons stones on the frame in Red and blue. Ornat...
1920s Vintage - Two Piece Clutch Bag + Purse Set - Beaded Suede
Located in KENT, United Kingdom
Product Details: 1920s Vintage - Two Piece Clutch Bag + Purse Set - Maroon Red + Black Suede + Intricate Silver Edge Beading Throughout - x 2 Inner Compartments Each Purse + Intricat...
1920's Vintage Micro-beaded Clutch Bag
Located in London, GB
Rare vintage clutch from the 1920s, made in gold beads and featuring an embellished gold-tone frame.
1920's French Beaded Evening Bag
Located in New Hope, PA
From a Beverly Hills collector, this bag was Made in France in the 1920's and it has crystal bugle beads and boteh shaped designs made form silver and green bugle beads. The sides an...
1920’s Cream Beaded Fan Handbag
Located in London, GB
This adorable little bag features a beaded ring handle and coloured beading detail used to illustrate a fan pattern. It has been created using woven cream, bronze and pastel beads...
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
What these styles lack in name recognition they more than make up for in cachet.
Before the Birkin there was the Haut à Courroies, which has become the chic carryall of choice for the league's most stylish athletes.
Accented with a sculptural golden handle and a pair of swishy tassels, the design never went into production.
These celebrities prove that the famous design works with both sleek dresses and streetwear.
Fashion designers are revisiting and reimagining the era's It bags.
The sale sets a new record for the highly coveted handbag.
Does wicker get more high-end than this?
Several of the pieces sold for well above their estimates.