This is the 3rd and last of my Nissel & Sikora (Austria) tortoise shell wallet, evening purses from my own collection of many decades. They're rare to find! Some light evidence of use, it still remains an important item for a purse collector's display. That fabulous cognac and chocolate tortoise shell panel that fronts the fold-over purse is in pristine condition, and retains all of the rim of worked Austrian silver. I'm sure there are tiny Vienna marks there to be found. Finest materials used in these - a top maker! The leather remains supple and beautiful, with a nod to the wear at the handle's overlap (detailed in pics). There are 3 compartments inside, all in fine silk fabric that has fared well, the center of the 3 baffled and expanding sections has a latch closure and would hold coins, I suppose. Full measurements noted on photos.
Very good to excellent condition for age and type, as noted above. A bit of use evident, mostly at the expanding handle up top, detailed in our photos.
IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world. We never buy or sell anything 100 years or newer; we donate to anti-poaching organizations; we don't hunt; we conserve in ways that impact global warming (we're totally solar at home), knowing those measures also protect the animals in the wild today. We also recognize the vast cultural history we preserve with our care and reverence for these antique objects, and agree with CITES that objects over 100 years of age have nothing whatsoever to do with species depletion in our current world.
Our offering exceeds the age limitation of "more than 100 years of age", and is well within the exemption for CITES regulation. If imported, met the CITES regulation. This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah business, and is not available for shipment internationally, nor within the USA to California, NY, Nevada, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington if it contains ivory, sorry. Please see our small print for more details.
