DESPILLY M d. Des Papiers,
Au Coin DE LA RUE Ne. Des MATHURINS
RUE DE MONT BLANC.
A fine Louis XVI Red Morocco Leather Portefeuille* with exquisite gold tooling on the borders and edges, opening in concertina fashion with an inner flap. The silver gilt escutcheon is engraved having four locking apertures. The lock has a 'cloverleaf' drill pin, designed to make it difficult to pick. It retains its original key (see picture).
Weight 0.8 kg
Size 36 x 24 x 2.5 cm
*It is thought that the original owner was Baron Claude François de Méneval ( - Paris ✝ - Paris), private secretary of Napoleon I and his closest collaborator from 1802 to 1813 .
