INTRIGUING ANTIQUE 19th CenturyLEATHER PURSE WITH GREEN JADE BEAD From TIBET
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12471 | Region of Origin: Tibet |
| Color: Green | Primary Material: Jade |
This old leather purse from Tibet has silver, gold wash metal work added and, an appended nephrite green jadebead. It is. Ca. 19th Century and 6 inches long. It is a very impressive piece for its relatively small size and there isn't very much room inside the leather interior. It is speculated to be a man's purse and was for carrying some type of specific tool or important implement. The studded back is almost as interesting as the front.You could easily see this piece in a museum... and to handle it in person is to feel a formidable piece of theTibetan past.It has a plexiglass display box that I will include although one of the walls has come apart. It is a clean and easy to repair whole wall piece, but I don't have an appropriate plexiglass glue to affect this repair.
