Judith Leiber: The New Yorker Minaudière

A Judith Leiber minaudière, a clutch with multiple compartments, is decorated in crystal with a colorful New Yorker image including the magazine's mascot Eustace Tilley on one side and solid black on the other. An example was sold online, sale date unknown, by the Real Real, for $1,795, a significant discount from the estimated retail price of $4,995. The design is clearly adapted from the dustjacket of The Complete Book of Covers from The New Yorker 1925-1989. The latter date has here been altered to 1995, the magazine's seventieth anniversary and evidently the date the miniature handbag was released.

 

Judith Leiber

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Judith Leiber Handbags and Accessories

Last week, Bonhams in Los Angeles sold the Robert Maier collection of Judith Leiber handbags and accessories. Here then is a selection of a variety of items from the sale, with the hammer price for each lot shown listed afterwards.

Sale 19723, The Robert Maier Collection of Judith Leiber® Handbags and Accessories, 12 Dec 2011

California, Los Angeles 

	19723 4 A heart-shaped gold crystal and white bead purse together with a red and silver crystal heart-shaped pillbox, US$600 SOLD 19723 8 A heart shaped gold crystal purse with red and white paisley motifs and a tiger's eye closure, US$550 SOLD 19723 12 A heart shaped black crystal purse with gold colored metal detailing, US$500 SOLD 19723 21 A blue crystal purse with scalloped top edges together with a multi-colored crystal compact, US$750 SOLD 19723 24 A black and multi-colored crystal flower motif purse with gold colored metal detailing together with a crystal floral lipstick container and pillbox, US$1,400 SOLD 19723 31 A rectangular multi-colored crystal floral clutch purse together with a red crystal star pillbox, US$1,000 SOLD 19723 50 A black crystal purse with a panther head and simulated pearl closure, US$1,300 SOLD 19723 54 A charcoal crystal purse with indented edges and gold colored detailing together with a multi-colored crystal compact, US$700 SOLD 19723 58 An oval-shaped multi-colored crystal leopard print purse with a tiger's eye closure together with a heart-shape leopard print pillbox, US$850 SOLD 19723 64 A silver crystal with black and white enamel snake minaudiere, US$1,700 SOLD 19723 66 A silver crystal with blue and green enamel snake minaudiere, US$900 SOLD 19723 67 An oval silver crystal purse with a snakehead and simulated pearl clasp, US$1,300 SOLD 19723 69 A gold crystal purse with a shell motif closure together with a multi-colored crystal business card holder, US$550 SOLD 19723 70 A silver and pewter crystal purse with stripes together with a double-sided rectangular mirror, US$550 SOLD 19723 83 A silver crystal diamond patterned purse, US$1,200 SOLD 19723 84 A square black, silver and blue crystal purse, US$750 SOLD 19723 85 A bulged silver and gold crystal sunburst motif purse, US$1,000 SOLD 19723 87 A rectangular black crystal purse with silver colored metal detailing, US$800 SOLD 19723 90 A bulged black crystal and gold colored metal detailing purse, US$900 SOLD 19723 93 A rectangular black crystal purse, together with a black crystal star pillbox and a black business card holder, US$480 SOLD 19723 94 A gold, green, black and silver crystal diamond and spiral patterned purse together with a crystal compact, US$1,100 SOLD 19723 101 A rectangular black crystal purse with silver colored metal detailing together with a Shih Tzu pillbox and keychain, US$850 SOLD 19723 132 A black crystal cylinder purse with gold colored metal trimming together with a butterfly pillbox, US$420 SOLD 19723 143 A kidney shaped black crystal purse with a purple stone and stimulated pearl closure, US$850 SOLD 19723 163 A silver crystal clutch purse together with a silver crystal mini purse, US$550 SOLD 19723 168 A rectangular scalloped purse with dark blue, pewter and silver crystals and beads, US$550 SOLD 19723 185 A gold lamé purse with floral crystal detailing and a pink stone closure, US$900 SOLD 19723 210 A rectangular black and silver crystal purse together with a multi-colored crystal fruit slice pillbox, US$420 SOLD 19723 216 A silver crystal purse with gold colored metal scalloped detailing together with a silver crystal scalloped pillbox and mini notebook, US$800 SOLD 19723 241 A rectangular silver crystal purse with a semi-precious stone lined closure together with a perfume bottle, US$850 SOLD 19723 250 An oval-shaped black crystal purse with silver colored metal detailing, US$480 SOLD
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