1920s Ivory Kid Leather Gauntlet Gloves with Saucy Details....size 7... Made in shops France for Bonwit Teller

These rare and wonderful FRENCH ivory kid leather gloves have very stylish gauntlet details. A traditionally cut glove is attached at the wrist with a double thickness kid leather wide cuff with a leather caramel brown stripe and grey edging. The seam between the two parts of the glove is masked by a belt with two sizes of snaps and grey cording.

The history of Bonwit Teller began in the 1880s when Paul Bonwit started shops a millinery shop in Manhattan. He opened a store with Edmund Teller in 1898. They specialized in high end merchandise and had a stellar reputation. Over time there were 17 department stores until bankruptcy was declared in the 1980s.


LABEL: Made in France Bonwit Teller

CONDITION: excellent. Mild signs of previous wear.

MEASUREMENTS:
length, third finger to wrist: 8 in.
length of cuff: 4 in.
total length: 12 in.
circumference at base of thumb: 7 in.