20th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT/BST

Fans & Fancies - Online auction

 
Lot 5289
 

5289

Four Mid-19th Century Beadwork Items, to include a brown leather trimmed letter case, the...

Four Mid-19th Century Beadwork Items, to include a brown leather trimmed letter case, the inside having two compartments formed from cream moiré silk, and closing with a red pencil threading through interlinked straps on the opening edge. The exterior is a mix of beadwork and Berlin wool work, the latter as an outer border, with black bead edging. Inside the border, on the front, a lattice formed with the tiny black beads, alternating with either turquoise or pink beads as the lines cross, and silk embroidered flowers contained within the diamonds. On the back, a different design, simply on the diagonal, but with more beadwork, the crosses in green also incorporating silk thread. Together with three different miser's purses, all with rounded ends, the largest in bright turquoise with vibrant flowers, mainly glass beads with a few in gold and silver metal. Next, slightly smaller, a purse of glass beads with subdued beads and swinging bead tassels. Finally, a much more rigid example and probably unused, with pink and blue flowers against cream glass beads, sprinkled with gold metal beads, and centrally, the word or name AMO?? spelt out in gold beads.

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

. Generally all good, the second purse may have a few repair stitches. A few black beads lacking on the letter holder.

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Auction: Fans & Fancies - Online auction, 20th Nov, 2020

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