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#721
hi, love the thread. im looking for any info(year,style) on this bag.
 

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papertiger said:
Wow, that's FAB. I think it's late-1950-early '60s

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Originally Posted by tristan919 hi, love the thread. im looking for any info(year,style) on this bag. Wow, that's FAB. I think it's late-1950-early '60s

Thanks for posting
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Hello again, I have been doing some research on my own trying to date this bag. I am hoping for some additional help. I have read that on earlier bags (1930s-40s) there was a single identifying stamp on the inside of the leather. later decades added Gucci engravings on hardware....then model/serial numbers on later products. Does this sound correct? Also I have been searching many Gucci sights for a pic of this bag and the only pic I have found is from http://www.gucci.com/us/worldofgucci/articles/icons-diamante and shows my exact bag in the 1935 section of the video. Who could I contact to get this bag looked at as it may belong in a museum? Please any help in the right direction would be appreciated
 

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#724
Hi,

This is my first time on gucci thread. Not sure if this is appropriate to ask here, i have been wondering of where can u sell pre-love vintage gucci. I lived in a country where they dont seem to appreciated vintage pre-loved gucci and i have a hard time letting it go for the price they are willing to buy, consider how long i have been collected :(

Anyone know where they would take these pre -loved gucci vintage that value them?

Thank you so much
 
#725
tristan919 said:
Originally Posted by tristan919 hi, love the thread. im looking for any info(year,style) on this bag. Wow, that's FAB. I think it's late-1950-early '60s

Thanks for posting
sigpic222564_3.gif
http://drnonews.blogspot.com/















Hello again, I have been doing some research on my own trying to date this bag. I am hoping for some additional help. I have read that on earlier bags (1930s-40s) there was a single identifying stamp on the inside of the leather. later decades added Gucci engravings on hardware....then model/serial numbers on later products. Does this sound correct? Also I have been searching many Gucci sights for a pic of this bag and the only pic I have found is from http://www.gucci.com/us/worldofgucci/articles/icons-diamante and shows my exact bag in the 1935 section of the video. Who could I contact to get this bag looked at as it may belong in a museum? Please any help in the right direction would be appreciated
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What a lovely bag! I am certainly not the vintage Gucci expert (Papertiger IS, and I have yet to see her offer an incorrect opinion), but I do not believe Gucci bagan marking their items "made in Italy" until they had branched out beyond Italy, which I believe was in the 1950's. That being said, the only certainty in Gucci labeling is the wide variety of stamp, etc. that Gucci has used (see earlier info in this thread). Also, although it was only pictured briefly in the video, if I was looking at the same bag, I believe it only had a single locking mechanism in the middle. This style has been very popular intermittently through the years. I hope this is helpful - Great bag!
 
#726
docringram said:
What a lovely bag! I am certainly not the vintage Gucci expert (Papertiger IS, and I have yet to see her offer an incorrect opinion), but I do not believe Gucci bagan marking their items "made in Italy" until they had branched out beyond Italy, which I believe was in the 1950's. That being said, the only certainty in Gucci labeling is the wide variety of stamp, etc. that Gucci has used (see earlier info in this thread). Also, although it was only pictured briefly in the video, if I was looking at the same bag, I believe it only had a single locking mechanism in the middle. This style has been very popular intermittently through the years. I hope this is helpful - Great bag!
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In the video on Gucci's website the bag in question is pictured on the right side of the screen, if paused at 15 seconds you can clearly see the bags are identical. it is standing on its side vertically...... same pattern, same buckles(2 of them) same leather name plate. "Created in the mid 1930s the Gucci Diamante pattern was first woven onto hemp and used on luggage. What started as an innovative solution to pre-war leather shortages became the Florentine atelier’s first iconic print and the design’s criss-cross pattern was a precursor to the famous GG logo. Although utilised throughout the fifties, the Diamante canvas fell largely into disuse until it was re-discovered by Giannini in the Gucci archives and used on a limited edition collection of classic Gucci" However I am having the bag looked at by Christie's auction house. I will post when I know something else
 
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tristan919 said:
hi, love the thread. im looking for any info(year,style) on this bag.
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tristan919 said:
Originally Posted by tristan919 hi, love the thread. im looking for any info(year,style) on this bag. Wow, that's FAB. I think it's late-1950-early '60s

Thanks for posting
sigpic222564_3.gif
http://drnonews.blogspot.com/



Hello again, I have been doing some research on my own trying to date this bag. I am hoping for some additional help. I have read that on earlier bags (1930s-40s) there was a single identifying stamp on the inside of the leather. later decades added Gucci engravings on hardware....then model/serial numbers on later products. Does this sound correct? Also I have been searching many Gucci sights for a pic of this bag and the only pic I have found is from http://www.gucci.com/us/worldofgucci/articles/icons-diamante and shows my exact bag in the 1935 section of the video. Who could I contact to get this bag looked at as it may belong in a museum? Please any help in the right direction would be appreciated
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Depends on the model, the bag, the year and the Gucci's (family's) mood. One thing's for sure sure Gucci were consistently and reliably inconsistent.

Have a read through this thread and see if can help you. I recommend Gucci, The Making Of, for a great book to get a general 'feel' of Gucci's history.
 
#728
docringram said:
What a lovely bag! I am certainly not the vintage Gucci expert (Papertiger IS, and I have yet to see her offer an incorrect opinion), but I do not believe Gucci bagan marking their items "made in Italy" until they had branched out beyond Italy, which I believe was in the 1950's. That being said, the only certainty in Gucci labeling is the wide variety of stamp, etc. that Gucci has used (see earlier info in this thread). Also, although it was only pictured briefly in the video, if I was looking at the same bag, I believe it only had a single locking mechanism in the middle. This style has been very popular intermittently through the years. I hope this is helpful - Great bag!
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Quite right.

If it were earlier it would also marked 'Guccio Gucci' and not just 'Gucci'
 
#729
tristan919 said:
In the video on Gucci's website the bag in question is pictured on the right side of the screen, if paused at 15 seconds you can clearly see the bags are identical. it is standing on its side vertically...... same pattern, same buckles(2 of them) same leather name plate. "Created in the mid 1930s the Gucci Diamante pattern was first woven onto hemp and used on luggage. What started as an innovative solution to pre-war leather shortages became the Florentine atelier’s first iconic print and the design’s criss-cross pattern was a precursor to the famous GG logo. Although utilised throughout the fifties, the Diamante canvas fell largely into disuse until it was re-discovered by Giannini in the Gucci archives and used on a limited edition collection of classic Gucci" However I am having the bag looked at by Christie's auction house. I will post when I know something else
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The picture is of various diamond-pattern items from Gucci's archives. The picture may be made to appear old but it could easily be a new photo. As you see there is a BTH in some groupings with the same bag, that bag was not created until 1947. The text is on the following page and refs the pattern generally not the bags seen in the video specifically. Hope this helps.
 
#731
#734
Hi
I've noticed u have an eye on gucci and u are great at helping people aulthincate there bags.
I've been saving for my first gucci can u help me learn if these bags are aulthinic I posted post in two threads about two different bags I know I can't post it here:) ur help would be
Greatly appreciated;)!.
Here are the links the the threds I posted in :)
Link 1: http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-802512-459.html#post27533430
Link 2: http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-802512-460.html#post27535798

papertiger said:
:excl:

Check out carefully any BTH (Bamboo Top Handle) at the moment doing the rounds - I have seen 2 VINTAGE fakes in the past 3 days in London pre-loved stores alone. People must be digging up there mums' bags and taking them into consignment stores, thinking their time has come. These are good quality handbags (both from the 1990s) but they AIN'T Gucci :nogood:

1. Check that the bamboo closure in the front is the actual closure and goes through the flap and attached to the bag's raised plate. It should not just be an attached bamboo 'knob' on the front to turn a lock mechanism at the back

2. If it's stamped croc (as in real leather but not real croc) it's not going to be Gucci, whatever is stamped inside and whatever the 'nice' salesperson tells you (and I have heard some real :hs: lately)
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#735
Clair2008 said:
Hi
I've noticed u have an eye on gucci and u are great at helping people aulthincate there bags.
I've been saving for my first gucci can u help me learn if these bags are aulthinic I posted post in two threads about two different bags I know I can't post it here:) ur help would be
Greatly appreciated;)!.
Here are the links the the threds I posted in :)
Link 1: http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-802512-459.html#post27533430
Link 2: http://forum.purseblog.com/gucci/au...format-posts-1-a-802512-460.html#post27535798
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Clair, this is not really a comment on authenticity, but as a vintage Gucci lover also, IMO any 1980's Boston needs to be PRISTINE for someone to pay the prices I saw listed. Beware of damage that cannot be repaired. That being said, any bag's worth is based on the interest of the buyer. Best of luck!
 
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