Pocket Book. An 18th century Moroccan leather wallet, Tetouan, 1754

Sold for £1,350

Pocket Book. An 18th century Moroccan leather wallet, Tetouan, 1754, hand-stitched red morocco wallet with 2 pockets, densely worked inside and out in gold metal threads with decorative motifs and lettering 'D. Chapeau 1754' on one inside pocket and 'Tetuan' on the other, one very small hole at one edge and occasional minor loss of threads, 18 x 11 cm (7 x 4.25 ins), together with 3 other 18th century red leather wallets with gold metal thread embroidery, comprising: another pocket book similar, worn, with embroidered lettering 'To Mrs. Ann Hosier 1762' on one inside pocket and 'With Smith & Court's Compliments' on the other; a wallet with one pocket, stitched 'Cha. Braxtone 1731' on front beneath flap, and 'Tetuan' on the back, with remains of blue silk lining, and toggle fastener; a wallet with stitched date '1793' on front beneath flap, and 'Moscou' on the back, metal thread tarnished and some edge-fraying, 2 cream silk pockets, stained, and silk on verso of flap perished, plus a small leather purse similar

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Provenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London.