Authenticate This DOONEY & BOURKE

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Hello everyone,
Please authenticate this Dooney for me. The Made in China black label also has me wondering…
 

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Would you please authenticate this bag I purchased at the estate sale? It's about 10.75 x 7 x 4.5 thank you
 

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Good morning & happy Friday everyone! Is anyone able to authenticate this bag for me? I grabbed it for $1 and am thinking it is fake but wanted to confirm. There are no tags on the inside. Thank you in advance!
 

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It's an authentic Dooney Cavalry flap bag. It predates the red white and blue authenticity tags which arrived at about the same time the fobs changed from the DB to the ducks. The telltales of a fake are: hollow fobs with a smooth finish behind the duck. A Dooney fob will be heavy and solid brass with texture behind/around the duck. The buckles are stamped "solid brass" and the rivets are stamped "dooney bourke". The stitches will be tight and uniform with cream colored thread--bright yellow thread is the hallmark of a fake. The pocket system will always match the TRIM, never the bag in the all-weather leather vintage bags. (In the IT bags, the pocket system will match the bag and will always have rainbow color zipper teeth.) If the pocket system doesn't match the trim, IT'S NOT A DOONEY. If the tag is cut or partially missing, it's a second or an irregular with some kind of flaw that may not be apparent but the bag was not guaranteed by Dooney and can't be sent in for a discount on a replacement.

This is WONDERFUL and truly helpful information! I have a similar bag in the AWL Off-white with tan leather trim which I also found thrifting, I am going to study your notes and the original posters pictures to see if I can figure out if the one I have with a "partially missing" tag, is actually legitimate!

Thank you for being so thorough with your comments, I'm so happy this forum thread popped up in my searched!
 
This is WONDERFUL and truly helpful information! I have a similar bag in the AWL Off-white with tan leather trim which I also found thrifting, I am going to study your notes and the original posters pictures to see if I can figure out if the one I have with a "partially missing" tag, is actually legitimate!

Thank you for being so thorough with your comments, I'm so happy this forum thread popped up in my searched!
@Crematia18
If you post pictures of your bag, you can get your answer. You don't have to figure it out yourself.
 
@Crematia18
If you post pictures of your bag, you can get your answer. You don't have to figure it out yourself.

Much appreciated! I do not know the ropes here 100% yet and am still digesting all of the rules, as I'm new and still on a limited account currently. Am I allowed to post here or is that considered post "hijacking"? I think I have to wait a few more posts before I can make my own new thread. I am definitely interested in more experienced opinions than my own, as soon as I'm able to figure everything out! I do have pictures of the bag currently in question though.
 
Much appreciated! I do not know the ropes here 100% yet and am still digesting all of the rules, as I'm new and still on a limited account currently. Am I allowed to post here or is that considered post "hijacking"? I think I have to wait a few more posts before I can make my own new thread. I am definitely interested in more experienced opinions than my own, as soon as I'm able to figure everything out! I do have pictures of the bag currently in question though.
Authentication requests are done here. That's the purpose of this thread and it's not hijacking.
 
After reading a request above and the associated discuss on the item, I would like to add my own similar style / scenario with an in question Dooney & Bourke "Cavalry Trooper Bag", for authentication help.

I also found this one thrift shopping earlier this week, however it had a awkward / frayed tag which was a bit of a red flag. I purchased it anyway at a not so thrifty price, figuring if it is a fake, at least I can learn from my mistakes! Thank you.

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