Featured Vintage Women's handbag macrame. Silvering frame

Can you tell me if such a handbag is an antique? The top bezel is silver plated. Top width 135 mm.

 

It's really pretty. Are there no tags at all inside?

 

There is no stigma.

 

Hmmm... first impression is a 2nd hand rough cast, reproduction from old molds...inside shots please, of lining and frame?

 

The lining and stitching do look vintage, so I am going to stick my neck out and guess 1920s, probably not French. You can google that era for a similar frame design attributed to a maker. Good luck!

 

Agree. Those large, sloppy stitches aren't what one would expect.

Debora

 

Frame is 20s or 30s, it was probably home made, not commercial.

 

Hi everyone,
I just got back from a family reunion... so I'm late to the party. Sorry.

I can't speak re: age of the silver... but I concur that the bag is homemade; not commercial.

However, to me the macrame work speaks more to the Victorian era. We are talking "generalizations" here:

Victorian's loved that "heavy" mourning look, heavy tassels, and heavy black beads; even if they were jet (which was light in weight) but it was often big and chunky .... and they used that mourning look on everything! Clothing, curtains, home furnishings, handbags, furniture! Macrame was a "parlor art" during the Victorian era.

By the 20's - although black was certainly used, their clothing was lighter in weight, lighter in color, tiny beads, lots of fringe - but lighter weight. Handbags were usually fairly petite.

The 30's certainly did a lot of black and things were chunkier and clunkier than in the 20's... but it doesn't have a 30's feel to me.

It is really quite a pretty piece! Despite the attachment to the frame. The work is bold and is well planned. The beads make nice focal points and it seems quite nicely finished with fringe tassels at the bottom.

The photo is one I found on line from the 1800's... just gives the right vibes to me.

So; in the end I vote for Victorian era... 1880's!
Thanks for posting the piece! Fun to speculate!

Cheerio Leslie