My mom has several vintage beaded purses from my grandmother. We think they are from the 1950's. She doesn't want them, they have been sitting in a drawer for decades. From the research I did, I think this is probably the most interesting one. It is made in France. The body of the bag appears to have all of the beads. The handle is missing a handful of beads. The hardware is in excellent condition. There are a few stray threads around where the bag meets the hardware. Any advice on potential value and what to do with this would be helpful.
This one is in the worst condition. Is it worth fixing? It's missing one of the large beads on the hardware, has what looks like a red wine stain on the back and several lines of beads are loose on the body of the bag.
If you are handy with a needle and thread, it can be pretty easy to attach loose beaded threads with some tacks and you can find some matching beads and fill in any areas where they are missing with a smaller needle (so it can pass through the bead hole.) I have repaired a beaded belt and beaded clutch in this way before.
That might indeed be the way - at least to try and secure the beads. The bags are very pretty and I think 1950s makes sense. We can't give valuations here on the forums, but you could look up similar sold items on Ebay to get an idea.
Aww, so beautiful. These are often noted as French micro-beaded bags. Even though not marked as such, the second appears to be of the same origin.
