Description
Before the opera, Madame Delacroix always took the round evening purse from her top drawer. Inside went a lace handkerchief, a lipstick and a tiny coin wallet with exactly enough for a program and a glass of champagne at the interval. Her granddaughter, watching from the doorway, thought it the most elegant ritual in the world. Decades later she still remembers the soft snap of that clasp and the faint scent of violets that followed her grandmother into the night.
This floral round purse with its coin wallet evokes that kind of graceful evening. It makes a charming gift for a woman who loves fine accessories, a granddaughter inheriting a love of fashion, or a collector of porcelain handbags who will appreciate the companion wallet. Arrange it on a dressing table among perfume bottles, on a vanity tray next to a string of pearls, or in a curio cabinet where its flowers can be admired from every side.
The details
- A round purse paired with a little coin wallet
- Decorated with a floral motif
- About 1.75″ x 1″ x 2″
- Created by Rochard
- French porcelain, its flowers painted by hand in Limoges
It is a lovely way to mark a milestone birthday or a first night at the opera. Handbag collectors will delight in the tiny coin wallet in particular, a detail that rewards a closer look.
