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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 203349, member: 44&quot;]Not long ago a query was posted about a lovely beaded purse. It peaked my interest for I have 2 beaded purses of my mother’s that are in need of better dating or more probable a verification of the timeframe. I don’t know when or where she got them. As well as date/timeframe and a possible maker, I certainly would appreciate the correct terminology for the beads, style, etc. Please forgive the terminology used for I don’t know the correct names/terms for the beads, etc</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Pre-WWII Czechoslovakia ivory/cream rectangular beaded evening finger purse.</p><p>5¾&quot; x 4 1/8 x ½&quot; Done in white/cream/ivory and gold seed/micro beads. Some of the gold beads are tubes/elongated. Across the back is a 3½ l x 5/8 w inch beaded finger band. Interior has a creamy faille? lining and a small mirror pocket. It still has the original “Made in Czechoslovakia” label just above the pocket. It has a zippered closure. The zipper is stamped “Wi Co.” Condition: very good; clean, zipper works well, a few beads missing at top edge near the start of the zipper. The finger band on the back is loose at one end where it attaches to the purse.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is definitely pre-WWII. I have found a few other Czech beaded purses with Wi Co. zippers that the sellers described as Art Deco with a timeframe of the 1930s. Do you agree on the dating? If the 1930s, mother may have gotten it as well as the next purse as accessories to evening gowns for her honeymoon (1937). Here are a couple of the online ones:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-WICO-Art-Deco-Geometric-Design-Ivory-Beaded-Zippered-Evening-Bag-Purse-/401242416431?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-WICO-Art-Deco-Geometric-Design-Ivory-Beaded-Zippered-Evening-Bag-Purse-/401242416431?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-WICO-Art-Deco-Geometric-Design-Ivory-Beaded-Zippered-Evening-Bag-Purse-/401242416431?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/472483954/vintage-czech-beaded-purse-with-handle?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=Wi%20Co%20zipper&amp;ref=sr_gallery_2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/472483954/vintage-czech-beaded-purse-with-handle?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=Wi%20Co%20zipper&amp;ref=sr_gallery_2" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/472483954/vintage-czech-beaded-purse-with-handle?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=Wi Co zipper&amp;ref=sr_gallery_2</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t think this purse is handmade. Do you agree?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58574[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]58575[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]58576[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]58577[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; Pre-WWII Belgium black handmade pouch type beaded evening purse.</p><p>5½&quot; long, 5¾&quot; across the top and 6½&quot; wide across the widest part of the pouch. Black seed/micro beads and black tube/bugle/elongated beads on a soft black material. The bottom of the purse has a flower design that radiates up the purse. The top of the back has a beaded 2½” finger loop/band. Interior has a black satin lining and a small pocket with the original label still attached, &quot;Handmade in Belgium.&quot; It has the same “Wi Co” zipper closure as the above. Condition: excellent. No beads appear missing, zipper works well, lining intact. The label is only attacked on one side.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is definitely is pre-WWII. With the same zipper, I suspect it dates to the same time frame as the above. Do your agree?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58578[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58579[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58580[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58581[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>TIA.</p><p><br /></p><p>---Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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