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Posted 3 months ago
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When my grandmother died there was an estate sale of her things and I bought this clutch. That was 8 years ago and it's been sitting in my craft room in a box ever since.
All I know about it is that it says Nettie Rosenstein on the inside. It is all beaded in gold beads and has glass stones on it as well. It has red velvet lining and also has a mirror case in red velvet inside it.
Can anyone help me to know where I can learn more about its age and worth?
Thank you,
Pam
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From wikipedia - Nettie Rosenstein (1890-1980) was an acclaimed American fashion designer, based in New York between c.1913 and 1975. She was particularly renowned for her little black dresses and costume jewellery. Her clothes were retailed around America, but only one store in each city was permitted to carry fashions bearing Rosenstein's label. Nettie designed the gown and handbag that Mamie Eisenhower wore to her husbands inauguaration in 1953. Jackie Kennedy also wore Netties designs. Judith Lieber designed handbags for Nettie Rosenstein prior to starting her own line. Nettie Rosenstein discontinued the fashion side of her business in 1961. Her long term business partner and Coty Award Winner, Sol L. Klein, continued to design and manufacture costume jewelry and accessories until 1975. He retired in 1975, at which time the Nettie Rosenstein brand closed too. On March 13, 1980, after a long illness, Nettie Rosenstein died at the age of 90.
If you check the internet, some of her handbags sell for several hundred dollars to upwards of several thousand dollars.
Thank you for the information mustangtony!