Antique Hair-on-Hide Covered Brass Mounted Card or Cigarillo Case c.1900–1930 canadian design and scuffs are visible but

and scuffs are visible but do not detract from its integrity or beauty

The body is decorated with hammered texturing and triple line banding

including scuffs and creasing🌿 Mechanism untested

and WJAC 12

especially Japonisme and Naturalism

Antique Hair-on-Hide Covered Brass Mounted Card or Cigarillo Case c.1900–1930 canadian design and scuffs are visible butAn attractive and unusual early 20th century hair on hide covered case with a warm brass frame, sprung catch and leather lined interior. The case has a wonderful tactile quality, with its natural hair on hide exterior and mellow brass mount, giving it a distinctive country house or sporting aesthetic. Its original purpose is uncertain, although it may have been used to carry playing cards, cigarillos, calling cards or other small personal effects.