Antique c.1910 Nissel & Sikorra Austrian Evening Purse Wallet in Fine Leather, Silver and Tortoise Shell

Antique c.1910 Nissel & Sikorra Austrian Evening Purse Wallet in Fine Leather, Silver and Tortoise Shell

$495.00
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This is the 3rd and last of my Nissel & Sikora (Austria) tortoise shell wallet, evening purses from my own collection of many decades. They're rare to find! Some light evidence of use, it still remains an important item for a purse collector's display. That fabulous cognac and chocolate tortoise shell panel that fronts the fold-over purse is in pristine condition, and retains all of the rim of worked Austrian silver. I'm sure there are tiny Vienna marks there to be found. Finest materials used in these - a top maker! The leather remains supple and beautiful, with a nod to the wear at the handle's overlap (detailed in pics). There are 3 compartments inside, all in fine silk fabric that has fared well, the center of the 3 baffled and expanding sections has a latch closure and would hold coins, I suppose. Full measurements noted on photos. Very good to excellent condition for age and type, as noted above. A bit of use evident, mostly at the expanding handle up top, detailed in our pho

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