(lot of 3) Vintage lady's mesh purses/ evening bags, including: (1) Binder Brothers sterling silver mesh purse, framed marked sterling BB, one side of frame engraved Eugenia, some losses and breaks to mesh, (1) Whiting & Davis Company mesh purse, clasp with amethyst cabochons, interior divided in two sections, frame marked Whiting & Davis Co./ soldered mesh, (1) silver (content unknown) mesh purse, jump ring marked 800, spring ring clasp marked sterling 925, frame apparently unmarked; largest: approx 5.25"l, 4.5"w, 303.7 grams total (inclusive of all materials) **Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.**