A large beadwork purse, one side with a figure by an ornate garden gate with a palm tree, the other with a girl with a dog and a gazebo, the spine of gilt metal with bunches of grapes and vine leaves and a long metal strap; another smaller with two putti holding a flower wreath encircling S; and three other beadwork purses, dating from 2nd quarter of 19th century

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A large beadwork purse, one side with a figure by an ornate garden gate with a palm tree, the other with a girl with a dog and a gazebo, the spine of gilt metal with bunches of grapes and vine leaves and a long metal strap; another smaller with two putti holding a flower wreath encircling S; and three other beadwork purses, dating from 2nd quarter of 19th century

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