Antique Hair-on-Hide Covered Brass Mounted Card or Cigarillo Case c.1900–1930 canadian design coastal home or maritime collection

coastal home or maritime collection

The body is decorated with hammered texturing and triple line banding

seagulls in flight and the distinctive wooded rock outcrop of Mikami-jima

5cm in diameter

the set includes all major and minor pieces with lathe-turned detail and attractive disc collars

Antique Hair-on-Hide Covered Brass Mounted Card or Cigarillo Case c.1900–1930 canadian design coastal home or maritime collectionAn 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.