1930's ROYAL/GUNMETAL BEADED PURSE
Located in Alford, MA
Beaded pouch purse in royal blue beads with loop beaded fringe and overlay beading in gunmetal. Drawstring closure in twisted rope.
1930's ROYAL/GUNMETAL BEADED PURSE
Located in Alford, MA
Beaded pouch purse in royal blue beads with loop beaded fringe and overlay beading in gunmetal. Drawstring closure in twisted rope.
Vintage Nettie Rosenstein Gold Cylindrical Beaded Evening Bag 1930s
By Nettie Rosenstein
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A fabulous and rare Vintage Nettie Rosenstein Evening Bag. A landscape cylinder inspired design is topped with a double handle and gloriously flaunts gold micro beading in a foliate ...
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Bags by Josef Off White Caviar Hand Beaded Bag Jewel Set Frame by Hobe 1930s
By Bags by Josef
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulous white caviar beaded evening bag with an over-the-top jewel set frame by Hobe. The bag is hand sewn with tiny white 'caviar' glass beads. The top of the bag is pleated at the...
1930's Czechoslovakian Multi-Colored Wooden Beaded Handbag
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a charming and whimsical 1930's vintage, multi-colored wooden beaded bag with a zipper for closure and a beaded handle backed with black fabric made in Czechoslovakia. The ba...
Black Antelope Suede with Deep Red Glass Bead Encrusted Brass Frame Bag, 1930s
Located in London, GB
This is an irresistible 1930s Antelope Suede evening ( or day!) bag with the most gorgeous and show stopping bead encrusted brass frame. The bag is Made in France and is a truly f...
Silk Brocade and Green Jade Colour Glass Beads Jeweled Frame Evening Bag, 1930s
Located in London, GB
This striking 1930s bag, , is in silk and metal brocade in dull gold, blue , pink and yellow. The brocade is reminiscent of Italian Renaissance textiles. The shape of the bag is...
1930's French Art Deco Beaded Clutch
Located in New Hope, PA
From a Beverly Hills collector and Made in France in the 1930's, this stunning Art Deco clutch is covered with a geometric beadwork pattern on the front and back. The bag is made fro...
1930's French Embroidered Beaded Clutch Bag
Located in New Hope, PA
From a Beverly Hills collector, colorful floral embroidery and beige and white caviar beads decorate the front of this white caviar beaded bag, Made in France in the 1930's. The back...
Large Micro Beaded Floral Handbag, 1930's
Located in Atlanta, GA
1930's beaded handbag in an unusually large size with an amazing mosaic of micro and seed glass beads. The intricate mix of beads provides a multi dimensional look to the floral des...
Huge 1930's Art Deco Beaded Clutch Bag Oversized Pristine
Located in New Hope, PA
A spectacular multi-color, oversized, 1930's beaded clutch in pristine condition is a very rare find. This bag is 7" high by 13" wide. The colors are bright and cheerful, adding not ...
Art Deco 1930's Silver Sequin & Beaded Dance Handbag
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Czechoslovakian 1930's era silver sequin and beaded petite handbag with a glamorous Art Deco aesthetic. The unusual round silhouette with ring handles seems to be a style before i...
1930s Red and Blue Beaded Purse
Located in Alford, MA
Unusually beaded evening bag of vibrant red and blue beads in a wave pattern outlined in black with a filigree metal frame and thin metal chain handle. Lined in pale green taffeta.
c. 1930s–1940s Antique Belgian Hand-Beaded Finger Purse
Located in Honolulu, HI
A superb example of mid-20th-century European textile artistry, this authentic Belgian hand-beaded finger purse captures the refined elegance of the interwar period. Featuring the or...
1930's French Chinoise Beaded Evening Bag
Located in Sharon, CT
French Chinoise Beaded Hand Bag. Embroidered with silk and gold metallic threads are Butterflies, Chinese Characters and flowers on a white beaded ground. Gilded clasp with faux gems...
1930's Hattie Carnegie Black Oversized Bugle Beaded Clutch
By Hattie Carnegie, Hattie Carnegie
Located in New Hope, PA
This is a stunning beaded clutch from the 20th century American designer Hattie Carnegie. The bag is draped and gathered and the beads flow as if they were liquid. There is a metal ...
1930s Micro Beaded Clutch
Located in New York, NY
Art deco clutch with an all over microbeaded rug pattern. Edges beaded in gold with satin lining. 1930's. 5.5" x 7.5" x .5". Excellent condition.
1930s Ivory Satin Beaded Floral Clutch Bag
Located in London, GB
Inside, the satin lined purse has one internal slip pocket. The original satin covered mirror / coin purse is retained.
1930's French Caviar Beaded Evening Bag with Enamel Frame, Saks Fifth Avenue
By Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in New Hope, PA
This beautiful beaded French evening bag has a pastel pink floral design, edged in silver beads , on an oyster colored beaded background. The caviar beads are very small and delicate...
1930s Cream and Green Ivory Fully Beaded Evening Bag
Located in London, GB
Vintage 1930s fully beaded evening bag with chain link handle with inner picket and a separate kiss lock purse attached inside and a small square vanity mirror.
Chrome and metallic bead 'patchwork' handbag, 1930s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
Highly unusual and striking, this handbag/clutch was probably made in Germany, most definitely in the1930s. Chrome 'panels' are attached, on both sides, to a fabric bag - some vertic...
Art Deco Pastel Beaded Small Clutch Handbag, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This diminuitive beaded clutch handbag is as sweet as the pastel candy colors it displays so charmingly. The deco patterned design is actually a fabric in pale shades of green, blue...
Late 1920s or Early 1930s Art Deco Cream and Gold Beaded Bag
Located in London, GB
Late 1920s or early 1930s cream and gold beaded handbag. The most striking feature about this bag is that is an unusual spade shape and a rare larger size for one carried by a finger...
Josef Mid Blue Beaded Bag with Lucite and Rhinestones Clasp circa 1930s
By Josef
Located in London, GB
Lovely Josef mid blue beaded bag with an unusual silver plated, clear lucite and rhinestones clasp. Measuring width 17.5 cm / 6.8 inches at the base, height 11.5 cm / 4.5 inches, and...
Vintage 1930's era Bakelite floral printed hand beaded purse
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Vintage 1930's era floral printed hand beaded bakelite purse
30s Black Hand-Beaded Purse
Located in San Francisco, CA
1930s black beaded purse. Solid flat base. Beaded ball-shaped zipper pull.
1930's French Beaded Evening Bag with Ornate Frame
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite French beaded and embroidered evening bag with green stones in the frame. The hand embroidery is in the Asian motif. The beads are black.
1930s Koret Tresor Beaded Clutch
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual beaded bag in that the beads have a matte finish. Even though it is a beaded bag, due to the coloration of the beads and the finish on the beads I can see using this bag...
French 1930's Black Beaded Evening Clutch with Jeweled Frame
Located in New York, NY
Black beaded evening bag with glossy beads. The brass frame has carnelian and turquoise stones. I do not know if the stones are genuine or not. The brass frame has etched openwork as...
Vintage 1930s Black Beaded Evening Bag
Located in New York, NY
This 1930s black bead evening bag is the perfect size to carry to a fancy affair. (No, your cell phone won’t fit, but it will carry your lipstick, powder and money.) It has gold to...
1930s French Micro Beaded Evening Hand Bag
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fine vintage 'Floral' micro beaded evening hand bag. Authentic item fully micro glass beaded with gilt metal frame/hardware. 'Flip' closure & frame features enamel & additional beadi...
1930's Ivory Hand-Beaded Purse
Located in San Francisco, CA
1930's ivory hand-beaded purse with beaded snowball zipper-pull and wrap-around handle.
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.
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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.”
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Accented with a sculptural golden handle and a pair of swishy tassels, the design never went into production.
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Several of the pieces sold for well above their estimates.