Description
Embroidered binding.- Document wallet, embroidered silk with silver thread and coloured floral designs, torn at flap hinge and lower edge but with tassel intact, with "Constantinople 1762" embroidered beneath flap, soiled, 111 x 202mm., Constantinople, 1762.
⁂ A good example of a typical wallet brought back from Constantinople as a souvenir. There is no evidence of who this particular wallet belonged to, but probably a merchant or tourist.
Lot 65
Embroidered binding.- Document wallet, Constantinople, 1762.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Embroidered binding.- Document wallet, embroidered silk with silver thread and coloured floral designs, torn at flap hinge and lower edge but with tassel intact, with "Constantinople 1762" embroidered beneath flap, soiled, 111 x 202mm., Constantinople, 1762.
⁂ A good example of a typical wallet brought back from Constantinople as a souvenir. There is no evidence of who this particular wallet belonged to, but probably a merchant or tourist.
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