• Striped canvas bag in gold and cream.
• Large fabric-wrapped hoop handles.
• Fabric-wrapped round handles
• One large compartment, one small zipper

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A fine example of Harry Levine handbags.
Approx. Size (cm): 6" x 8" (15 x 20); 4.5" hang (11.5)
Condition: Very good
Mark/Label: HL, made in USA
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• Black patent leather clutch or evening bag.
• White enamel art deco design on the top of the purse frame. 
• The thin gold chain can be used or tucked in. 
• Gold hardware with kiss closure. 
• One compartment. http://bit.ly/2Pv67KD

HL was the mark for the Harry Levine Corp, a New York City maker of finer handbags. The company was in business from the 1940s through the early 1980s.

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• Fun vintage white macrame handbag.
• Drawstring backpack style.
• Open weave with white fabric lining.
• White cord strap.
• One large compartment.

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Fun leather handbag for spring and summer.
Approx. Size:  10" x 7.5" x 3.5" (25.5 x 19 x 9 cm); Hang: 7" (17.5 cm)
Condition: Moderate wear commensurate with age.
Label: CEM tag on the zipper and on lining
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• Braided woven leather handbag in white and metallic gold.
• Wide woven white leather strap.
• Zipper close.
• One main compartment plus smaller zip pocket.
• Black fabric lining.

CEM was a line of handbags produced in the 1990s and early 2000s by Sasha Handbags.  Sasha is headquartered in New York City and has been in business for over 30 years.

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• Small hammered metal purse.
• Seashell design on lid trimmed in brass.
• Rosette locking clasp.
• Long black cord strap.  Shorten by knotting the cord.
• New old stock with tag.
• This purse is covered in clear acrylic finish so no polishing is needed.
• Fun minaudière for cocktail parties.
• http://bit.ly/2JLbwfa

Artist Mary Mundy created a variety of handmade metal purses under the Lunacy Designs label.  The company was discontinued sometime after 2012

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• Gold metal mesh vintage purse.
• Flat gold kiss close and gold metal cord chain.  
• One main compartment and a small pocket.
• Lovely gold lining.

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• Fabric tote bag by Liz Claiborne.
• Tan Leather trim.
• Large wooden hoop handles.
• tan & cream, round wood handles, snap close.
• One large compartment, one small zipper.
• 53.8% olefin; 46.2% cotton.

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A real find for handbag collectors.
Approx. Size: 8" x 10" x 3.” (20 x 25.5 x 7.5 cm), Strap .5" wide (1.25) ; 6" hang (15 cm).
Condition: Very good
Mark/Label:  Maud Hundley, Anchorage KY
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How did handbags by a woman from small-town Kentucky get to be a national sensation?  Her high-quality needlepoint work and beautiful designs.  This one is a lovely calla lily and floral design in pink, green, blue on a black needlepoint background.  The floral pattern is on both sides.  Faux tortoise shell chain. Unique locking closure.

Maud Hundley with her daughter Betty Carrico started their home workroom in 1947 in Anchorage, a suburb of Louisville Kentucky.  She got her start sewing for the Red Cross during WW II.  Customers picked both the design and the frame. Hundley's studio moved to Middletown, KY in the 1960s and closed after her death in 1985.

 

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She sells sea shells and keeps the money in her seashell clutch.
Approx. Size: 11"x  6" (28 x 20 x 15 cm), cord .5" wide; 16" hang (40.5cm
Condition:  Minor wear commensurate with age.
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Thin envelope clutch in natural straw.  Natural white seashells create the design.  White woven straw edging. Brown fabric lining, snap close.

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Fun summer straw bag.
Approx. Size: 10"x 8" x 6.5" (25.5 x 20 x 6.5 cm), cord .5" wide; 16" hang (40.5cm)
Condition:  Minor discoloration on small areas of the straw. Minor wear commensurate with age.
Mark/Label: Magid, made in Italy, Kiralfy's
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• Turquoise straw open-top handbag with fold-over chain close. 
• Long braided blue strap with large wooden beads. 
• Gold metal folds over from the back through twist lock.   
• One large compartment plus a small zip pocket. 
• Cream fabric lining.

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A real find for handbag collectors.
Approx. Size: 8" x 12" x 3.5” (20 x 30.5 x 9 cm), Strap 6" hang (15 cm).
Condition: Very good
Mark/Label: None
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This lovely 1960s needlepoint handbag has a fun backstory. Sent to us by a woman whose mother made the needlepoint design then had it made into a purse. The floral pattern is in tones of pink, yellow, green and blue. Nice large size.  Gold metal hardware, kiss closure and feet. Antique gold rope chain. Needlework is good and tight. One main compartment plus two pockets. Silk lining with ricrac trim.

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Get your kitsch on with this fun, small summer bag. 
Approx. Size: 7" diameter (17.5 cm); 5.5" high (14 cm); 6" hang (15 cm).
Condition: Good, very minor wear.
Mark/Label: None
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Sensational round straw handbag loaded with woven straw flowers in pinks and blues with green straw leaves. Flowers cover all sides and lid. Straw rope handle. This purse is small with one compartment. Lid loop hoods around the wooden button. Totally 60s baby.
 

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If you like kitsch you can't get any better than this handbag.
Approx. Size: Basket is 11" diameter and 7.5" high. Fabric topper adds another 12 inches. Ring handles are 5" in diameter.
Condition: Good, minor wear inside and on handles
Mark/Label: Kleinert's, K-7, style 5553; Box & Basket Factory
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• Peck basket with floral fabric topper in pink, orange, yellow, green & blue.
• Green dingle ball fringe trim.
• Two green ring handles.
• Gold painted dots around the middle.
• White vinyl lining.
• The peck basket was made by another company.  Part of the name is blocked out.
• Kleinert's then converted it into a handbag.

Kleinert's was started in 1869 by Isaak Kleinert who invented the dress and garment shield. It was then known as I.B. Kleinert's Rubber Company and was headquartered in New York. The company went on to add many other rubberized products including the first shower curtains and swim caps. Kleinert's is still in business manufacturing many types of clothing shields and other antiperspirant products.
 

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A real find for handbag collectors.
Approx. Size: 8" x 4.5" x5” (20 x 11.5 x 12.5 cm), Strap 6" hang (15 cm)
Condition: Very good, mirror is discolored 
Mark/Label: Jolles Original
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Lovely floral petit point purse from famed handbag maker Jolles.  Rare complete set with coin purse, mirror and the original Jolles booklet with photos of the factory and artisans.  Text is in German.  One main compartment with two small pockets.  Gold silk lining.  Decorative openwork metal snap close, Gold metal chain.

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Approx. Size: 13" x 6" x 5"; (33 x 15 x 4 cm); 2" strap (12 cm); 9" hang (23 cm)

Condition: Minor wear commensurate with age. Vinyl lining has ink markings.

Mark/Label: Baby Phat Goddess

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Fun early 90s handbag from Baby Phat. Pink and silver lame with an oversized pink strap fashioned in the style of a belt with a large square silver buckle and silver studs. One compartment with pink acetate lining. Zipper close. 

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Spectacular Cardin handbag.  The look is very architectural. 
Approx. Size:  
Outer measurement (cm): 11" x 9" x 3"  (28 x 23 x 7.5)
Inner measurement (cm):   8.5" x 7" x 3"  (22 x 18 x 7.5)
Condition: Very good
Mark/Label: Pierre Cardin, Made in France
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• Vintage 1960s Pierre Cardin handbag.
• The compartment is suspended within the openwork border.  
• Rich burgundy leather.
• Burgundy silk lining.  
• One main compartment with two smaller pockets.  
• Gold snap closure, double handles.
• Paris, made in France  http://bit.ly/2MMJVM5

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• Small hard box evening bag.
• Elaborate bead work in a zebra pattern bordered in faux pearls and more chain.
• String and faux stone snap close.
• Purse is a hard case with one main compartment.
• Felt lining with ric rac trim.
• This is probably a Mary Frances bag since the "made in The Philippines" label looks like the one in her handbags.

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You're the vintage princess with this extraordinary 1940s purse
Approx. Size (cm): 8" x 7" x 3 (20 x 77.5 x 7.5); Straps are 1" (2.5) wide; 6" (15) hang; Closure: 2" x 1" (5 x 2.5).
Condition: Very good, minor wear on metal closure. 
Mark/Label: Bag by Princess. 
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• Pouch style fabric vintage purse in medium brown.
• The focal point is the oversized crown snap close in gold metal.
• Beautiful brown satin lining with one main compartment plus a small pocket.
• An additional pocket for your comb.
• Gold comb lock.
• Double straps.

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Channel your inner flapper with this stunning vintage evening bag from the 1920s.
Approx. Size:  8.5" x 7" (21.5 x 17.5 cm); 7" hang (17.5 cm) 
Condition:  Very good, all beads are intact and drawstring pulls correctly. Black fabric lining has been replaced. 
Mark/Label: None
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• Swag beaded drawstring purse from the 1920s.  
• Handbag features tiny gray glass beads set in single thread rows.  
• These rows are lined up in vertical columns that gradually widen to the bottom of the purse.  
• The rows of beads are tightly drawn allowing the black knit fabric to show between the columns.
• Double drawstring cord.  
• Pouch style purse.
• This one is in amazing condition.
• Black fabric lining has been replaced. 

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Black patent leather vintage clutch from the 1950s.  Round gold locking closure.  One main compartment plus one small zipper pocket.

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Classic gold clutch.
Approx. Size: 8" x 4" x 2"  (23 x 12.5 cm)
Condition: Very good
Mark/Label: Whiting & Davis Co. Mesh Bags, made in USA
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Classic gold metal mesh clutch from Whiting & Davis.  Top folds over and closes with a beautiful rectangle of rhinestones. Yellow lining with one main compartment plus an additional small pocket.  

Whiting & Davis originally opened as the Wade, Davis & Co in 1876. In 1880 Charles Whiting joined the company and worked is way up the company from errand boy to artisan to the New York sales rep in ten years. In 1892, Charles Whiting wove by hand the first Whiting & Davis handbag from gold metal mesh, creating one of the first “It” handbags. The company also created their second iconic design, the snake bracelet late in the 1890s. By 1896, Charles Whiting had partnered with company co-founder Edward Davis and the name Whiting & Davis was born. Throughout the 20th century, Whiting & Davis created highly sought after metal mesh handbags, jewelry, and other accessories. The company is still in existence today using different jewelry marks to differentiate new items from vintage pieces.

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Approx. Size:  8" x 7" x 3"  (20 x 17.5 x 7.5 cm);  4" Hang  (10 cm)   

Condition: Very good

Mark/Label: Mary Frances, Made in Phillipines, Style #0981

Vintage structured handbag from Mary Frances.  Slightly rounded shape in black shirred fabric.  Magnificent beaded butterfly on the front. More intricate beading across the top. One large beaded tassel hangs on each side. Beaded closure comes over the top with metal snap closure on the back. One. main plus one small pocket. Black fabric lining. Preowned.  Style #1711

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Right-in-style vintage saddlebag handbag in textured brown faux leather
Approx. Size: 10" x 8"; 21" (25.5 x 20 x 53 cm) strap; 9" (23 cm) hang.
Condition: Very good, minor wear on metal closure.
Mark/Label: JR Florida, Made in USA (Julius Resnick).
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• Saddlebag style handbag in textured brown faux leather.
• 3 compartments, one of which is has a zipper.
• Matching strap with double chain detail. Beautiful gold metal twist close. 

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Approx. Size: 10.5" x 8"x 3" (26.67 x 20 x 7.5 cm) at base; 6" (15 cm) hang

Condition: Good, minor wear on back commensurate with age

Mark/Label: Life Stride

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Sophisticated two tone handbag in tan and cream faux leather. Two handles. Gold hardware and feet, snap close. One large compartment, one small pocket. Beautiful fabric lining.

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