1930s Black Art Deco Twill Evening Handbag with Lucite Closures

1930s Black Art Deco hand back with intricate decorative knife pleating in a zig-zag pattern on both sides of the bag. The handle has matching pleats and the inside frame/closure is ...

Gianni Versace Black handbag with pleated leather face and structured metallic handles. The interior of the bag has 3 main compartments with smaller zipper pockets in the center comp...

1940s twill hand bag in a rare tone of apricot twill. The closure is made of brass and designed into a decorative curse to match the decorative grip on the double sash handle. The in...

Late 1930s to early 1940s brown Art Deco cordé purse with brass hardware frame and extra-wide arm handle. The bag is lined with brown twill and and has two pockets.

Wonderful Art Deco black grosgrain handbag with a real geometric feel. Dating to the 1930s and in great condition especially considering its age. This bag has an unusual shape being ...

A Vintage Crepe & Crystal Evening Purse. A delightful wristlet evening purse from the 1940s. Crafted in crepe and watermark taffeta. The ruched detailing proving wonderfully demure a...

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...

1940s Black Felt Handbag w Large Bakelite Frame and Loop Handle: Triangular shaped bag with single loop handle and pointed corners. Beautiful caramel colo...