Austria, Empire. An Austrian Nobleman's Wallet, c.1900
Metal frame, magnetic, brown lacquered leather exterior that is wrapped around its original dark brown leather, the front panel with a nobleman's family coat-of-arms affixed in the centre that consists of two shields that are surmounted by a crown and framed by drapery in red, blue, white and black enamels, the two inside panels lined in hunter green rayon, each panel fronted by a dark brown leather vented pouch, the pouch on the inside back panel maker marked in gold-coloured ink "CARL HEISS, WIEN GRABEN 11.", push release, measuring 92.8 mm (w) x 101.5 mm (h) x 8 mm (d), exhibits some separation of the two types of leather on the exterior, light crazing and wear overall, very fine.

