27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
  Lot 4132
 

4132

Four Fine and Unusual Miser's or Stocking Purses, from a large collection to follow those...

Four Fine and Unusual Miser's or Stocking Purses, from a large collection to follow those included in this sale. The first, c 1850, is of a very fine-gauge cream net, beaded along the opening and in two areas of the body, with the tiniest gold beads, and finished at each end with a larger brown bead and loops of the gold examples. Overall length 10 inches or 25.5cm. Next, a cream thread purse with open lattice design, each crossing point featuring a minute gold bead. The ends each feature a quite plain and rounded dull gold button (perhaps a boot button) and each section is secured with a cream ring of either ivory or bone. Length 7.75 inches or 19.5cm. Thirdly, a very fine stocking purse, featuring pink, green and yellow flowers within pale blue rectangles, two yellow bands next to the opening, all against a dark brown background. Each end is finished with an embossed cup holding loops of tiny gold beads. Finally, a larger example worked in bands of olive green and pink, the sections secured with bone rings, the ends finished with a gold metal pendulous flower head. Length 10 inches or 25.5cm (4)

Sold for £140
Estimated at £120 - £150


 

. Generally sound, some staining on item 1, which lacks closure loops. The third purse lacks one closing ring and one point of slight damage noted.

 


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