Antique French Deco Gold and Blue Micro-beaded Purse wall hanging cabinet quite transportive little painting

quite transportive little painting

including doing a backbend

I can't even imagine how one had the patience to make this one

and Chinese characters on the other

Both frame and drawing in very good condition

Antique French Deco Gold and Blue Micro-beaded Purse wall hanging cabinet quite transportive little paintingNot exactly my usual thing, but I find the beadwork on this, using tiny tiny metallic beads, so fine and lovely I could not resist it, and it feels quite glamorous and transportive. Made in France, c. 1920s I believe, it is a bit delicate to actually use now, and is missing a front closure, but I really like looking at it, and surely there are a variety of ways it could be displayed, or just kept around to serve as inspiration. Clearly it once was