Antique 1940 s gilt jewelled purse frame UpCycled and remade with antique silk salvaged from antique shawl with vintage brooch

Check out this beautiful antique silk bag . The antique gilt handle has delicate fillagree detail and has many tiny jewels embedded in the frame . Dating from the 1940s it is in perfect condition with tiny coral jewels.
The bag itself is made from woven silk shawl fabric in tones of purple green and pink . These shawls were made in the 1920 s in many beautiful colours . The looms were eventually sold to the Missoni family who subsequently based their designs from them . The fabric is hand beaded and stretched over aqua silk . A vintage Czech brooch lies beneath the handle.
The interior of the bag is made in Aqua silk and decorated with vintage ribbon and pink hand crochet flowers .
The bag measures 7 inches wide by 9 inches long .