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[Deemills]

I am wondering abou a small D&B tote bag with pink lining and silver hardware. There is a serial number sewn inside and another tag that reads made in China. Somehow, it just doesn't look right to me.
Any thoughts?

[lorihmatthews]

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[sphinx13]

Hi, I recently bought these 2 identical Dooney Bags from an estate sale along with other designer bags. I knew for a fact some of the other designers were real from my own personal knowledge but trying to be sure on these. They are the same. One doesn't have a strap though. It was sold as is. They must be at least 20 years old.

They are blue and tan leather
The zipper says "Douney & Bourke"
The buckle on the strap says "solid brass" on the underside.
Insides are leather, no liner.
There is a Dooney Tag on the reverse it says
A1691840
On the other identical bag there is no tag, it may have been removed

If you know the year or any other info on these bags, its much appreciated! Let me know if you need more pics.

[BeenBurned]

Originally Posted by sphinx13

Hi, I recently bought these 2 identical Dooney Bags from an estate sale along with other designer bags. I knew for a fact some of the other designers were real from my own personal knowledge but trying to be sure on these. They are the same. One doesn't have a strap though. It was sold as is. They must be at least 20 years old. They are blue and tan leather The zipper says "Douney & Bourke" The buckle on the strap says "solid brass" on the underside. Insides are leather, no liner. There is a Dooney Tag on the reverse it says A1691840 On the other identical bag there is no tag, it may have been removed If you know the year or any other info on these bags, its much appreciated! Let me know if you need more pics.

Please post pictures of the inside of both, the strap hardware, the zipper pulls (both) and the red/white/blue tag. If the bag that's missing the tag has the remnants, of a tag, try to show that on the interior picture.

[sphinx13]

Originally Posted by BeenBurned

Please post pictures of the inside of both, the strap hardware, the zipper pulls (both) and the red/white/blue tag. If the bag that's missing the tag has the remnants, of a tag, try to show that on the interior picture.

Ok here goes. Hope this helps!
On closer inspection, the sides of the bags are NOT identical. One has a shorter piece of brown leather sewn into the side where the strap goes.
You can see what I mean in the first pic w/zippers.

The lady I bought them from told me they were all real. (bought 10+ bags of diff designers)
and she said the second of these was bought when the strap was lost so they may be from different years.

[BeenBurned]

Originally Posted by sphinx13

Ok here goes. Hope this helps! On closer inspection, the sides of the bags are NOT identical. One has a shorter piece of brown leather sewn into the side where the strap goes. You can see what I mean in the first pic w/zippers. The lady I bought them from told me they were all real. (bought 10+ bags of diff designers) and she said the second of these was bought when the strap was lost so they may be from different years.

Both are authentic and I believe the style name is something rather generic, like zip top shoulder bag. Both look to be very similar styles, but I can't tell if they're identical.

If you post on the ebay boards, there are a couple of posters who have catalogs with style numbers and names and may be able to help with the "official" name(s).

[sphinx13]

Originally Posted by BeenBurned

Both are authentic and I believe the style name is something rather generic, like zip top shoulder bag. Both look to be very similar styles, but I can't tell if they're identical. If you post on the ebay boards, there are a couple of posters who have catalogs with style numbers and names and may be able to help with the "official" name(s).

awesome. Thanks! I 'thought' they were real because the same lady had a lot of nice stuff, just older. I'm not too familiar with D&B though.

[BeenBurned]

Originally Posted by sphinx13

awesome. Thanks! I 'thought' they were real because the same lady had a lot of nice stuff, just older. I'm not too familiar with D&B though.

You're welcome!