glass beaded 1800-1840 coin purses

Beautiful examples of micro beaded coin purses

Unframed early Victorian beaded coin purses with draw string (reticule)

Regency era miser and sovereign purse with similar style

Regency beaded ‘pie crust’ design coin purse, with pie wedge segments

un framed Regency Era coin purse 9cm x 9.5 cm bead knitted in the round with no seams

Victorian Era beaded hunter with hound dog scene full size & coin purse

dated 1840 beaded coin purse with pinchbeck frame

inside of a well worn 1800’s coin purse with sterling frame

hand made silver frame well detailed

sometimes a small treasure is in bad shape 1800’s beaded pie crust coin purse with pinch beck frame

Regency Era beaded coin purse w silver frame

faux (no wedges) Regency beaded pie crust coin purse

Inside a Regency beaded coin purse

European glass beads

European glass seed beads, mainly from Italy and Bohemia (now called the Czech Republic), were the major sources of the tiny beads in these early 19th century bags. Most were round but some were faceted. The color formulas were family secrets. Colors like red required gold. Contemporary repairs require antique beads. They have become increasingly more difficult to find. The best sources are dealers on Etsy.

MISER PURSE aka STOCKING PURSE or LONG PURSE

Regency Era exquisite small Miser netted purse with tiny gold beads pursemuseum2.com

Rare Regency glass beaded with small gold accents, filigree balls 3 points at each end pursemuseum2.com

Regency Bar/Finger Ring closure on netted miser with pearl accents pursemuseum2.com