1910s Nickel Silver Purse - Authentic Antique Edwardian Metal Mesh Bag - Olive Leaf Laurel Leaves Design - Classical Beauty - Chain Strap

A beautiful antique purse from the 1910s in Alpacca silver! This flexible metal mesh handbag has Classical inspiration with its laurel leaves motif along the silver frame, chain strap and weighted ball accents at the bottom. It's lined in its original leather.

Measurements
6 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 1/8 Inches, Strap has a 6 1/8 Inch Drop

Era
1910s

Label
Stamped ' K & K / ALPACCA ' inside

Materials
Alpacca silver, similar to nickel silver (which has no silver content), though we tested this bag for silver with nitric acid and it tested positive (total weight 8.5 ounces); gray leather lining

Closure
Kiss-lock clasp at center top

Condition
Good

Condition Detail
Very fine to the outside, three irregularities or single-link breaks in the mesh on one side, the interior metal has minor burnishing and a mark where tested, lining has obvious holes and fragility and looks smaller than its original size

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