Vintage DELILL Gold Evening Hand Bag Purse

Adorable Rare Vintage Treasure! Vintage Luxury Italian Designer DELILL MADE IN ITALY Gold Evening Hard Shell Hand Bag Clutch Purse. Embossed gold tone metal. In good vintage condition with slight color tone loss on metal. Interior looks clean. Some areas in the fabric where the glue has separated. Chain strap. I suggest reading in more detail about the DELILL founders. It’s a truly fascinating tale of their lives that is rich with history. The Delill handbag line began as a collaboration of husband and wife team Dezso “Desire” and Lilly Rotkel. Delill is a combination of their names. Lilly was an artist and had numerous patents under her name and the Delill trademark. Their best-known designs include the classic “train case” style, gorgeous beaded purses, tapestry shoulder bags and vibrant, plastic-covered, gold lame'-trimmed totes. The Delill brand was a registered trademark starting in 1948, but trademark documents state that the company first started using the Delill name in 1941. The latest newspaper advertisement we could find for Delill bags was dated 1992, which coincides with when the trademark expired. It is unclear who purchased the company after Lilly and Desire retired, but, for several decades, Delill bags continued to be produced in a high-end style that was reminiscent of the lively Lilly and her dapper Desire.