1960s 1970s Arthur Pepper ART Co. Antique French Finish Silver Plated Filagree Miniature Purse Coin Locket Solid Perfume

$50.00

This is a beautiful example of the 1960s to 1970s Arthur Pepper ART Co. of NYC miniature fancy filigree miniature purse for coins, paper money, solid perfume, keepsake locket (hair, photos or other momentos). It is made of very, very thick silver plate with a dark antique French or Russian finish which was popular at the time and used by other makers of the same era (Goldette, Hollycraft, Florenz, Hattie Carnegie etc…) It has the strong “kiss lock” for which ART 50.00is well-known and it is also fully functioning. The purse opens completely and the handle swivels completely rolling over the lock and then down each side. Overall condition is excellent. No damage or repair. No wear to the silver at all. All Victorian Revival blown out design along with the fancy filigree is completely intact. The hinged base is also strong and secure. This is a gorgeous example of vintage mid century Victorian Revival jewelry for your jewelry and vintage ladies accessories collection. Add any long chain and it will make a beautiful showy dangle necklace!

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This is a beautiful example of the 1960s to 1970s Arthur Pepper ART Co. of NYC miniature fancy filigree miniature purse for coins, paper money, solid perfume, keepsake locket (hair, photos or other momentos). It is made of very, very thick silver plate with a dark antique French or Russian finish which was popular at the time and used by other makers of the same era (Goldette, Hollycraft, Florenz, Hattie Carnegie etc…) It has the strong “kiss lock” for which ARt is well-known and it is also fully functioning. The purse opens completely and the handle swivels completely rolling over the lock and then down each side. Overall condition is excellent. No damage or repair. No wear to the silver at all. All Victorian Revival blown out design along with the fancy filigree is completely intact. The hinged base is also strong and secure. This is a gorgeous example of vintage mid century Victorian Revival jewelry for your jewelry and vintage ladies accessories collection. Add any long chain and it will make a beautiful showy dangle necklace!

AI Verification for this particular purse pendant:

The ART (Arthur Pepper) costume jewelry company manufactured its popular filigree coin purse pendants and locket necklaces during its peak production years in the 1950s and 1960s. While most of these whimsical, hinged “kiss-lock” purse items featured an antique gold-tone finish, silver-plated and silver-tone variants were also produced during this mid-century Renaissance/Victorian revival window. [1, 2, 3]
  • Company Origins: Founded as Mode-Art (later marked ART) by Arthur Pepper in New York City in the late 1940s.
  • Active Era for Pendants: The 1950s through the early 1970s (before the company closed).
  • Design Style: Intricate metal stampings, lacy filigree patterns, and fully functional miniature compartments
The presence of the copyright symbol directly confirms that your specific silver-tone filigree coin purse pendant was manufactured after 1955, most likely during the height of the Victorian revival trend in the 1960s or early 1970s.
The ART company, founded by Arthur Pepper, began adding the copyright mark (\(\copyright \) ART) to their molds starting in 1955 to protect their intricate, lacy stampings. While the company’s antique gold-tone purse charms are more widely circulated online, this silver-plated openwork version is a rarer find from the same mid-century collections.