Accessories Information and Price Guide - Pastime Fashions https://pastimefashions.com/accessories/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Fashion Items Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:10:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 Designer Bags https://pastimefashions.com/designer-bags/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 14:48:22 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=547 Information and price guide to antique and vintage designer bags, including bags by Chanel, Hermes, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels.

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Information and price guide to antique and vintage designer bags, including bags by Chanel, Hermes, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Chanel, Black Satin Evening Bag and Black Satin and Rhinestone Porchette Hermès Indigo Clemence Leather Birkin Bag Evening bag by Lucie Delgano TORTOISESHELL AND SAPPHIRE LADY'S EVENING BAG, BULGARI KYOSUN JUNG: A hand engraved silver and leather clutch bag DIAMOND AND PEARL EVENING BAG, VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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]]> 547 17th Century Bags https://pastimefashions.com/17th-century-bags/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 12:48:41 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=539 Many decorative early 17th century bags survive, but it is not entirely certain how they were used and worn. They are too delicate and elaborate to serve as receptacles for…

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Bag last quarter 17th century French Drawstring bag French late 17th–early 18th century AN ENGLISH OR FRENCH NEEDLEWORK DRAWSTRING PURSE OR SWEET BAG, 17TH CENTURY A flat, square bag of linen worked in tect stitch with silver thread ground and coloured silk scrolls, flowers and leaves. A 17th century beadwork purse A SILK PURSE, 17TH CENTURY

 

 

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]]> 539 Powder Compacts https://pastimefashions.com/powder-compacts/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:54:46 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=533 Powder Compacts. Below are some examples of powder compacts including a French 18 carat gold compact and a ruby compact decorated with birds by Boucheron

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Powder Compacts. Below are some examples of powder compacts including a French 18 carat gold compact and a ruby compact decorated with birds by Boucheron

Powder compact by Asprey Made by Asprey & Co. Limited in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe, 1940-1950. Gem set and diamond powder compact, 1960s A French 18 carat gold and enamel compact RUBY POWDER COMPACT, BOUCHERON Gold, Sapphire and Diamond Compact, Tiffany & Co. Antique Enamel & Silver Compact

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]]> 533 Gold Compacts https://pastimefashions.com/gold-compacts/ Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:49:28 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=525 Gold compacts are some of the most desirable and collectible compacts. Designers such as Cartier and Tiffany & Co have made some exquisite gold compacts. Below are some examples of…

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Gold compacts are some of the most desirable and collectible compacts. Designers such as Cartier and Tiffany & Co have made some exquisite gold compacts. Below are some examples of compacts made from gold including gem-set compacts.

A diamond compact 14k gold SAPPHIRE POWDER COMPACT Gold, Sapphire and Diamond Compact, Tiffany & Co. A STRIKING DIAMOND, EMERALD AND JADE SET 18ct GOLD AND ENAMEL LADY'S COMPACT IN THE ART DECO TASTE Gem set and diamond powder compact, 1960s Cartier 14K Gold & Ruby Compact

 

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]]> 525 Hair Pins https://pastimefashions.com/hair-pins/ Sat, 07 Dec 2019 12:15:12 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=517 Hair Pins. A hair pin or hairpin is a long device used to hold a person’s hair in place. It may be used simply to secure long hair out of…

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]]> Hair Pins. A hair pin or hairpin is a long device used to hold a person’s hair in place. It may be used simply to secure long hair out of the way for convenience or as part of an elaborate hairstyle or coiffure. The earliest evidence for dressing the hair may be seen in carved “venus figurines” such as the Venus of Brassempouy and the Venus of Willendorf. The creation of different hairstyles, especially among women, seems to be common to all cultures and all periods and many past, and current, societies use hairpins.

Hairpins made of metal, ivory, bronze, carved wood, etc. were used in ancient Assyria and Egypt for securing decorated hairstyles. Such hairpins suggest, as graves show, that many were luxury objects among the Egyptians and later the Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans. Major success came in 1901 with the invention of the spiral hairpin by New Zealand inventor Ernest Godward. This was a predecessor of the hair clip.

The hairpin may be decorative and encrusted with jewels and ornaments, or it may be utilitarian, and designed to be almost invisible while holding a hairstyle in place.

Some hairpins are a single straight pin, but modern versions are more likely to be constructed from different lengths of wire that are bent in half with a u-shaped end and a few kinks along the two opposite portions. The finished pin may vary from two to six inches in final length. The length of the wires enables placement in several styles of hairdos to hold the style in place. The kinks enable retaining the pin during normal movements. Reference: Wikipedia

 

A MOTTLED BLACK AND WHITE JADE HAIR PIN YANGSHAO CULTURE, CIRCA 5000-3000 BC Diamond Hair Pin Hair pin ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Kingfisher feather hairpin Hair pins French about 1865 René Lalique HAIR PIN, CIRCA 1900-1905

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]]> 517 Hair Ornaments https://pastimefashions.com/hair-ornaments/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:57:30 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=508 Hair ornaments have been used to decorate the hair for centuries. Below are some examples of antique and vintage hair ornaments including one by Lalique and a rare ornament in…

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]]> Hair ornaments have been used to decorate the hair for centuries. Below are some examples of antique and vintage hair ornaments including one by Lalique and a rare ornament in the form of a phoenix.

Hair Ornament 8th–early 10th century Indonesia (Java) womens hair and hat ornament, evening wear. 20th century. Sequin-decorated hair and hat ornament. Hair ornament with antennae René Lalique (French, 1860–1945) Part of hair ornament, brilliant-cut diamonds open-set in silver, backed with gold. A rare gilt silver head ornament in the form of a phoenix 9th-11th century

 

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]]> 508 Art Nouveau Mirrors https://pastimefashions.com/art-nouveau-mirrors/ Fri, 06 Dec 2019 10:45:39 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=499 Art Nouveau Mirrors. The 19th century ended with Art Nouveau (1890s-1910s), the century’s most popular style, which influenced visual arts and architecture across the western world. Particularly vibrant in the…

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]]> Art Nouveau Mirrors. The 19th century ended with Art Nouveau (1890s-1910s), the century’s most popular style, which influenced visual arts and architecture across the western world. Particularly vibrant in the decorative arts, Art Nouveau originated in France, was adapted in Britain with some reserve, but thrived in many versions in the rest of Europe, the USA and beyond. Reference: Museum of Applied Arts and Science.

Below are some examples of Art Nouveau mirrors which can be portable.

 

An art nouveau silver-plated dressing table mirror Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Hand Mirror and Brush An English Art Nouveau 9K Gold and Tortoise Mounted Art Nouveau hand mirror, ‘Deux Oiseaux’ (two birds), by Lalique Locket/ pendant of gold set with diamonds. The front of the locket features the head and shoulders of a woman. Within is a mirror. Art Nouveau table mirror, in silvered metal. France (1900)

 

 

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]]> 499 Bronze Mirrors https://pastimefashions.com/bronze-mirrors/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:37:01 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=492 Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, often incorrectly termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from…

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]]> Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, often incorrectly termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to China. Reference: Wikipedia. Below are some examples of bronze mirrors.

Mirror 12th–13th century ‘Magic’ mirror Made by in Japan, Asia, 1886. Bronze mirror Persian; MesopotamianSeljuk12th–13th century A Greek Bronze Mirror, 4th Century B.C. Bronze mirror with circular shape, thick raised edge, pierced central boss and handle, decorated in the centre with two heavenly creatures Mirror with a Bathing Maiden

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]]> 492 Combs https://pastimefashions.com/combs/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:30:34 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=295 Combs. A comb is a tool consisting of a shaft that holds a row of teeth for pulling through the hair to clean, untangle, or style it. Combs have been…

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Combs. A comb is a tool consisting of a shaft that holds a row of teeth for pulling through the hair to clean, untangle, or style it. Combs have been used since prehistoric times, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating back to 5,000 years ago in Africa.

Combs can be used for many purposes. Historically, their main purpose was securing long hair in place, decorating the hair, matting sections of hair for dreadlocks, or keeping a kippah or skullcap in place. In Spain, a peineta is a large decorative comb used to keep a mantilla in place. Reference: Wikipedia

 

Belle Époque Tortoise Shell, Platinum, Diamond and Silver-Gilt Comb A HETIAN JADE COMB Comb Christian Egypt (fourth - twelfth centuries AD) Comb ca. 1550–1458 B.C. Comb, decorative square of diamantes, made by Auguste Bonaz, made in France, 1950 Hair comb featuring a profile dragon on a wave American about 1910

 

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]]> 295 Beaded Purses / Beaded Bags https://pastimefashions.com/beaded-purses-beaded-bags/ Sun, 17 Nov 2019 18:55:18 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=278 Beaded purses or beaded bags have been used for centuries. They are excellent for collecting and can be extremely valuable. The purses were often made using bead knitting and bead…

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Beaded purses or beaded bags have been used for centuries. They are excellent for collecting and can be extremely valuable. The purses were often made using bead knitting and bead crochet techniques. Values can vary greatly from mere dollars or pounds to hundreds. Pictorial bags, well known designers and very tiny beaded bags can fetch high prices.

 

Purse of brown glass beads on a ground of netted silk A Victorian beaded bag with a metal clasp stamped in a scrolling floral pattern 18th Century Scholarship Sandblasted polychrome beads on a white background Antique Gold and Beaded Purse, Tiffany & Co. FRENCH ART DECO METAL. SILK, BEADS, HANDBAG Purse 18th century French

 

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]]> 278 Magic Mirrors https://pastimefashions.com/magic-mirrors/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:39:21 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=247 The magic mirror is an ancient art that can be traced back to the Chinese Han dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD). The mirrors were made out of solid bronze.…

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The magic mirror is an ancient art that can be traced back to the Chinese Han dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD). The mirrors were made out of solid bronze. The front is a shiny polished surface and could be used as a mirror, while the back has a design cast in the bronze. When bright sunlight or other bright light reflects onto the mirror, the mirror seems to become transparent. If that light is reflected from the mirror towards a wall, the pattern on the back of the mirror is then projected onto the wall.

In about 800 AD, during the Tang dynasty (618–907), a book entitled Record of Ancient Mirrors described the method of crafting solid bronze mirrors with decorations, written characters, or patterns on the reverse side that could cast these in a reflection on a nearby surface as light struck the front, polished side of the mirror; due to this seemingly transparent effect, they were called “light-penetration mirrors” by the Chinese. This Tang era book was lost over the centuries, but magic mirrors were described in the Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo (1031–1095), who owned three of them as a family heirloom. Perplexed as to how solid metal could be transparent, Shen guessed that some sort of quenching technique was used to produce tiny wrinkles on the face of the mirror too small to be observed by the eye. Although his explanation of different cooling rates was incorrect, he was right to suggest the surface contained minute variations which the naked eye could not detect; these mirrors also had no transparent quality at all, as discovered by William Bragg in 1932 (after an entire century of their confounding Western scientists) Reference: Wikipedia

 

‘Magic’ mirror Made by in Japan, Asia, 1886. Chinese Magic Mirror Magic Mirror with Image of the Buddha Amida 19th century

 

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]]> 247 Powder Boxes https://pastimefashions.com/powder-boxes/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:19:45 +0000 https://pastimefashions.com/?p=234 Powder boxes were designed to hold powder including cosmetic powder. Below are some examples of powder boxes including an 18th century micro mosaic box and a Coty powder compact.  …

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Powder boxes were designed to hold powder including cosmetic powder. Below are some examples of powder boxes including an 18th century micro mosaic box and a Coty powder compact.

 

Coty powder compact designed by Leon Bakst Designed by Draeger, Georges in Paris, France A Directoire gold and micromosaic powder box, Augustin-André Heguin, Paris, 1798-1809 A LATE 19TH CENTURY IVORY, ENAMEL AND GOLD POWDER CASE, BY BOUCHERON Gold Powder Box R. Lalique "Libellules" powder box in an golden amber glass Powder box 1866–70 New England Glass Company

 

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