Decorated Coin Purse of Emilie Flöge

Decorated Coin Purse of Emilie Flöge
 
This delicate coin purse, attributed to Emilie Flöge, evokes the spirit of Viennese modernism at its most intimate. Flöge - visionary couturière and muse to Gustav Klimt - embodied the aesthetic ideals of the Secession not only in her designs but in her personal adornments. The purse’s ornamental character and refined silhouette resonate with the language of that movement: a synthesis of elegance, rebellion, and cultivated individuality.
Flöge, known for her unconventional style and devotion to ornament, would have chosen an object of this nature to express both artistic conviction and social presence.
This purse is not merely an accessory—it is a gesture of identity. Its attribution to Emilie Flöge binds it to a moment in history when fashion was declaration, and ornament a form of resistance. I regard it as a relic of feminine agency and aesthetic clarity, a quiet yet eloquent artifact of cultural transformation.
 
Doktor Lazarus Archaeologist, Historian, Collector, Independent Curator
"An accessory is never mere adornment. It is statement—it is presence."