Bob Ridgley
thank you for having this blog, I am a collector and really enjoy hearing about other people and the collections, Keep up the great work!! We have a film out about people and their objects of desire. http://www.americancollectorsmovie.com
This is one person in the film who collects Antique Beaded Purses.
PURSE COLLECTOR IN OUR FILM FINDS THE MYSTERY OF THE GIANT PURSE
A passionate antique purse collector who is featured in the documentary film, American Collectors, hit the jackpot due to some good luck on eBay and a special film screening.
The one of a kind purse is featured in the film American Collectors. Viewing the film at a sneak preview at the 2009 San Francisco Antique Purse Society Convention, another collector recognized the purse. The following week, she emailed a copy of a photograph of the original owner and detailed information on the purse's provenance. The purse features over 1,000,000 beads with a design taken from the windows of a Church in Rueil France. It was listed as the world's largest beaded purse and valued at $250,000 in 1928. The purse had been purchased on eBay in 2005, but the collector had no idea of its pedigree.
"I knew it was one of a kind and very special, but now I know there are over 1 million beads in this purse and it is probably still the largest beaded purse in the world!" The ecstatic collector plans to find a more suitable home for the purse, possibly at the Smithsonian.




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mel ban
I have a 1901 Wooden Hand Crank Washing Machine That is still in great Condition. I have taken it to a few antique shops around but nobody knows much about its worth. Does anybody know where I could get an appraisal or find some collecters of antique aplliances?
Posted: September 24th, 2009 | Report This Comment