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Love Token Dated Leather Bag, Folk Art
Martin Murray Antiques
for sale €878     $953
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Martin Murray Antiques

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Love Token Dated Leather Bag, Folk Art

19th century
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A unique hand crafted love token bag. Leather dyed in differing shades over a rush frame, decorated with plants to one side and a central heart to the other between the date of 1834, this exceptional piece of folk art has a wonderful surface and is charming in the extreme. These bags were often given as wedding gifts and handed down through families and were. used for carrying meat from the butchers shop.

Dated 1834 Austrian

Physical Dimensions
Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Declaration

Martin Murray Antiques has dated this Folk Art Leather Bag to the 19th Century.

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SA1191895
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mm101
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Description
A unique hand crafted love token bag. Leather dyed in differing shades over a rush frame, decorated with plants to one side and a central heart to the other between the date of 1834, this exceptional piece of folk art has a wonderful surface and is charming in the extreme. These bags were often given as wedding gifts and handed down through families and were. used for carrying meat from the butchers shop.

Dated 1834 Austrian

Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Date of Manufacture

Martin Murray Antiques has dated this Folk Art Leather Bag to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1191895
Dealers Internal Ref
mm101
Martin Murray Antiques
Martin Murray Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2024

Specialist in early furniture and works of art

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A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs.
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Archive I A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs.

Love Token Dated Leather Bag, Folk Art

Archive II A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View II
Archive III A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View III
Archive IV A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View IV
Archive V A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View V
Archive VI A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View VI
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Archive VIII A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs. View VIII
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Suffolk
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Martin Murray Antiques
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A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs.
Love token dated leather bag, folk art
Ref: SA1191895
A dark brown antique leather tote bag featuring twin rolled handles and hand-carved folk art panels with floral and heart motifs.
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A folk art leather love token bag is a handcrafted container typically created as a personal gift or memory keeper. Often embellished with symbolic hand-carved or stamped motifs such as hearts and florals, these items represent vernacular craft traditions from the 18th and 19th centuries.

These bags were generally constructed from veg-tanned hide using heavy flax or linen thread for hand-stitching. Details like rolled handles, cut-out appliques, and incised surface patterns were added using basic hand tools and leather punches.

Authentic pieces display irregular hand-stitching, natural surface creasing, and uneven patination from historical handling. The leather often shows signs of age such as surface craquelure, firm structure, and non-uniform hand-tooled decoration.

An antique leather vessel serves as an sculptural accent when displayed open on a rustic shelf, console table, or within a glass vitrine. It provides organic texture and historical grounding to contemporary or eclectic spaces.

Keep antique leather away from direct sunlight, central heating, and high humidity to prevent drying or mould growth. Clean gently with a soft dry brush and apply a specialist microcrystalline wax or museum-grade leather conditioner sparingly.
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