A Gorgeous Edwardian Crocodile Skin & Silk Lined Gladstone Handbag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A glorious celebration of design

A glorious celebration of design and colour

This is certainly one of those designs

above tapered legs

The sides of the box continue this theme with the two longer sides festooned with costume clad folk including a poncho wearing Mexican and a porcelain faced Chinese women

which was unusual for the period

A Gorgeous Edwardian Crocodile Skin & Silk Lined Gladstone Handbag sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles A glorious celebration of designOrigin: English Period: Edwardian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Height: 5 inches Depth: 5 inches Length: 9. 5 inches Beautifully proportioned, the fine quality crocodile skin Gladstone, having brass locks and end fittings, with a moir silk interior and inner purse pocket with clasp. Aside from a small tear to the handle, wear to the piping and some looseness to one end of the brass fittings the bag is in good condition, the crocodile skin