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ANTIQUE BEADED Purses seem to be the overall favorite among purse collectors.  Beads have been traded (used as money) and loved from earliest times. What better way to memorialize beads than to make them into an exquisite purse!!  For purse collectors, the smaller the bead, the more valuable the purse.
 
Antique beaded purses were made by hand......often at night, by poor lighting. Several different methods were employed to create these lovely bags, including knitted, crocheted, & loomed. All methods are time consuming labors of love. As with the petit point purses, beaded bags with the tiniest of beads (micro beads), and a different scene on either side, seem to be the most coveted.
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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Chatelaine Hook
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#193

Antique Micro Bead Mauve Rug Pattern Purse
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#194

Antique Victorian Floral Hand Beaded 1920's Purse
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#322

Antique Micro Hand Beaded Roses Floral Purse
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#56

Unusual Blue Beaded Daisy & Floral Antique Purse
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#196

Black Antique Micro Bead Floral Roses Purse
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#304

Antique Copper Brown Handbeaded Pie Crust Purse
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#157

Antique Floral Morning Glory Beaded Purse
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#754

Antique Handbeaded Butterscotch Swag Style Purse
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#415

Red & Black Beaded Swag Style Antique Purse
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#303

Antique Rainbow Carnival Beads Swag Purse
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#158

Antique Iridescent Blue Hand Beaded Swag Bag
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#104

Antique Czech Green Beaded 1920's Flapper Bag
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#60

Antique Hand Beaded Red Flapper Drawstring Bag
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#195

Antique Coin Purse Bead Leather Chatelaine Bag
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#154

Antique Black Micro Bead Swirl Thunderbird Purse
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#701

Antique Steel Bead Piecrust Chatelaine Purse
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#755

Victorian White Beaded Long Fringe Antique Purse
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#152

Vintage White Hand Beaded Czech Clutch Purse
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#197

White Beaded Tambour Vintage Belgium Clutch Purse
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#198

Kelly Green Beaded Belt Lipstick Coin Purse
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#199

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