An Ottoman gilt-thread embroidered leather wallet, Turkey, Constantinople, 1765 AD

the leather body of rectangular form with folding cover and three inner compartments, embroidered with gilt-metal threads forming stylised floral designs, inscribed 'Constantinople 1765' on the front and with armorial bearing to the reverse, consisting of two hounds flanking an asymmetrical medallion containing a castellated tower and three stars, surmounted with a crown

11 by 19.2cm.