Brown cordé 40's purse carved lucite handle


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  • Brown corde 40s purse carved lucite handle P149
  • Brown corde 40s purse carved lucite handle P149
  • Brown corde 40s purse carved lucite handle P149
  • Brown corde 40s purse carved lucite handle P149

Brown cordé 40's purse carved lucite handle P149

Condition: Excellent to mint

Price: $95

Measurements
Size: 11.5" wide by 8" tall, by 2" deep
Label: none

Description
The woven squares design in brown cordé (also called cord, or gimp) would be lovely enough all by itself, but the carved clear Lucite handle and large zipper pull make this late 40's handbag pretty darn fabulous! The sides and base of the bag are a plainer weave, and the lining, just visible through the front and back square design, is brown satin fabric. The handle and looped zipper pull have a delicate leafy pattern carved into them. The zipper is an unusual vintage "invisible" zipper--an early version of that textile technology. The purse is in excellent to mint condition, and appears unused.