lovely old purses - 20s or 30s?

queen0ftheang3ls

queen0ftheang3ls

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Hello,
I am way outta my league with these three purses I picked up recently, and I really hope I didn't make a mistake buying them! Can anyone help me determine when they are from? 1920-1930 is my ballpark guess, but I don't know purses.

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They've got some damage. The black one has some missing beads. On the white one, someone did a slap-dash glue job along the edge of the frame over the top of the beads. The metal one is missing some of the itty-bitty rhinestones on its frame, and a few of the links have come loose, like this:

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All the links are still there, and someone with a lot of patience and a pair of pliers could repair it, I'm sure. They also all have great lining, not shattered or stained in the least. Are these three pieces desirable in the condition they're in, or do I need to invest in some restoration before they have a chance of reselling?

Thanks for any info and advice!
 
Not much help in dating, but I think you are in the ballpark. If it were me I would try to repair that last one. You can use a pair of needle nose pliers, or purchase a little jewelry tool kit. They come in very handy for small repair of jewelry and pieces like this.

You can find the kits at most hobby stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby for around 10 bucks. Well worth the cost.

At Michaels I have also found a good selection of swarovski crystal beads. Even if you dont want to replace them yourself, you could offer the buyer the replacements that they could do themselves if they wanted to.
 
I think your dating is correct - C. 1920's - early 1930's. I agree with Brenda about fixing the links steel bag unless you are not handy. It would be better to leave it to the buyer or have it done if you are not good with a needle nose pliers. Are all the stones in the round links present?

Replacing the "itty bitty" stones on the frame should not be a problem but you would not want to use new stones because they might really stick out and be "too" sparkly." Many collectors have stashes of "old" stones - so you might want to leave that to your buyer, asl well.

All the bags are nice - I particularly like the third one.

Linn
 
I might try to fix the steel/rhinestone one myself. It'll probably be a more tedious/time consuming job than a difficult one, but it's such a stellar bag I'd love to see it spruced up. It does have all its rhinestones on the metal mesh portion, which I think is awesome! Oh great, now I have to talk myself out of keeping it. That bag is the only one that has any label info - "L.S.M. Germany" - does anyone have any info on that manufacturer? My searches didn't come up with anything.

Thanks for the input on dates, everyone!
 
Mrstones dot com is a specialist in restoring vintage pieces. You can send the photos sizes etc to him and see what he says regarding restoration.
 
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