COLLECTION OF SILK OR WOOL EMBELLISHED PURSES, C. 1850 - 1910

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  • Lot: 122
  • Modes for May: Antique & Couture Fashion - May 20th 2026
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
1 brown crescent shaped needlepoint purse, Wall of Troy & star motif, silk braid trim, 1900, 12.25”x4.5”x3.75”, (wear/discoloration, some loose trim, lining damaged); 1 tan silk faille purse w/silk embroidered floral, mid 19th c, 6.75”x12.75",(wear/discoloration); 1 cream silk moire purse w/silk & couched metal floral vase & scroll embroidery, 1910, 8”x11.25”,(minor bead loss fringe, shattering decorative ribbon edging top,tiny-.25”spot stains, some stitching detatched w/loose threads); 1 blue silk velvet purse w/metallic applied sand in Asiatic equestrian motif, 1890, 7”x9”,(wear/discoloration), 1 black silk knit miser’s purse w/ polychrome stripes, early 19th c, 2.5” x 12”, (tiny-.25” holes, tarnish) all Good-Excellent. Provenance: The Valentine Museum

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  • Price Realized: $ 406.25
  • Category: Accessories
  • Era: 1850-1890

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