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top EXHIBITION OF OLYMPE HANDBAGS AT THE TASSEN HANDBAG MUSEUM AT AMSTERDAM.

Incredible american vintage evening handbag, 1960's, rectangular shaped in green leather. It is reworked in a Venetian technique very fashionable in the eighteenth century: the Arte Povera or Lacca Contrafatta which has practically disappeared today.

Composition around Renaissance elements, evocation of the Scagliola technique, widely used during the Renaissance by Italian craftsmen to imitate rare marbles....


UNIQUE PIECE
MADE IN PARIS

Length 19cm
Height: 11 cm (without the handle)
Depth 12cm

This handbag is unique and precious. It requires a lot of love and attention. It is not made for daily or intensive use. This bag is vintage and may have imperfections due to its age.