Posts Tagged 'accessories'
Fine Leather Bag
This purse was handmade by a son for his Mother on her birthday in 1965. It is inscribed under the flap(“TO “MOM” ON HER BIRTHDAY, JUNE 17, 1965: By R.C.C.). The person who made it is close to 80 now so you can imagine the rest of the story. His mother died and he again gained the purse. We…
Fine Leather Bag
This purse was handmade by a son for his Mother on her birthday in 1965. It is inscribed under the flap(“TO “MOM” ON HER BIRTHDAY, JUNE 17, 1965: By R.C.C.). The person who made it is close to 80 now so you can imagine the rest of the story. His mother died and he again gained the purse. We…
Nice Cartier Glasses – Everyone loves them
These are very nice Cartier glasses!! I recieve compliments on them everytime I wear them out. Especially when wearing them with a nice suit. There is a very small chip on them by the nose peice, but noone could ever tell unless they are in your intimate space. I hate to let them go, but I’m in need of money…
Nice Cartier Glasses – Everyone loves them
These are very nice Cartier glasses!! I recieve compliments on them everytime I wear them out. Especially when wearing them with a nice suit. There is a very small chip on them by the nose peice, but noone could ever tell unless they are in your intimate space. I hate to let them go, but I’m in need of money…
Carlos Falchi Bleached Python Bag
I was given this bag as a gift with no information as to age or material. Fortunately, Carlos Falchi has corporate offices in NYC where I live. I went to their offices and I was assisted by a Falchi scion, Alex Falchi. He took the bag and conferred with behind-the-scenes staff members and came back and told me that the…
Carlos Falchi Bleached Python Bag
I was given this bag as a gift with no information as to age or material. Fortunately, Carlos Falchi has corporate offices in NYC where I live. I went to their offices and I was assisted by a Falchi scion, Alex Falchi. He took the bag and conferred with behind-the-scenes staff members and came back and told me that the…
Wide Necktie
We will be listing fashion related items that were recently deaccessioned from the estate of the John E. & Walter D. Webb Museum of Vintage Fashion in Island Falls, Maine. There antique clothing was displayed in the themed rooms of an 1894, 14-room historic house with rooms ranging from an old-fashioned millinery shop to a men’s haberdashery to a bridal…
Wide Necktie
We will be listing fashion related items that were recently deaccessioned from the estate of the John E. & Walter D. Webb Museum of Vintage Fashion in Island Falls, Maine. There antique clothing was displayed in the themed rooms of an 1894, 14-room historic house with rooms ranging from an old-fashioned millinery shop to a men’s haberdashery to a bridal…
1940s Reptile Bag
Large compartment holds the original comb, mirror, change purse, and even a packet of unused Sen-Sen breath mints! The lining is pink silk taffeta. There is no label, but the mirror has a knight (chess) and the letters we can make out look like ASR. Interesting shape for the frame as well. This fabulous purse belonged to the estate of…
1940s Reptile Bag
Large compartment holds the original comb, mirror, change purse, and even a packet of unused Sen-Sen breath mints! The lining is pink silk taffeta. There is no label, but the mirror has a knight (chess) and the letters we can make out look like ASR. Interesting shape for the frame as well. This fabulous purse belonged to the estate of…
Paisley Scarf
This is one piece of my aunties clothes that I am just starting to list. My aunt and uncle were in the art world for over sixty years and spent the late 40’s and early 50’s hanging out in Italy. As a footnote, my auntie opened the first modern art gallery in Santa Monica in 1948 right on Santa Monica…
Paisley Scarf
This is one piece of my aunties clothes that I am just starting to list. My aunt and uncle were in the art world for over sixty years and spent the late 40’s and early 50’s hanging out in Italy. As a footnote, my auntie opened the first modern art gallery in Santa Monica in 1948 right on Santa Monica…
Multi-strand Necklace
First, the color grabbed my attention, so vibrant and alive! Then, the price was so reasoable! So what if I have nothing in this color…think of it with black; I have so much black!! And, well, I WAS in PARIS! Where can you buy an orange necklace on a whim if not in Paris?So, I bought it and brought it…
Multi-strand Necklace
First, the color grabbed my attention, so vibrant and alive! Then, the price was so reasoable! So what if I have nothing in this color…think of it with black; I have so much black!! And, well, I WAS in PARIS! Where can you buy an orange necklace on a whim if not in Paris?So, I bought it and brought it…
Civil War Sash
This is a most interesting piece… I must admit that having first encountered it… I put it up as a shawl…. but the size was wrong… It was too long…. and… this is a great story… I was recently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, viewing an exhibit… and while wandering through the room of European paintings… here was a…
Civil War Sash
This is a most interesting piece… I must admit that having first encountered it… I put it up as a shawl…. but the size was wrong… It was too long…. and… this is a great story… I was recently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, viewing an exhibit… and while wandering through the room of European paintings… here was a…
Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring
It is an authentic antique dating from the 1800’s … AND has the distinguished provenance of having come from The Thomas Alva Edison Estate in Summit New Jersey (it belonged to Edison’s Aunt)… Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring (cached image)
Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring
It is an authentic antique dating from the 1800’s … AND has the distinguished provenance of having come from The Thomas Alva Edison Estate in Summit New Jersey (it belonged to Edison’s Aunt)… Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring Thomas Edison’s Aunt’s Ring (cached image)
Neu Gablonz
I recently purchased this pin at a flea market in Bavaria. The lady had a large collection of this rhinestone jewelry. She explained to me that these Czech crystal rhinestones were once produced in Gablonz, Czechoslovakia. At the end of the war, many of the inhabitants of the area fled the region and relocated in an area of Germany that…
Neu Gablonz
I recently purchased this pin at a flea market in Bavaria. The lady had a large collection of this rhinestone jewelry. She explained to me that these Czech crystal rhinestones were once produced in Gablonz, Czechoslovakia. At the end of the war, many of the inhabitants of the area fled the region and relocated in an area of Germany that…