Austria, Empire. An Austrian Nobleman's Wallet, C.1900 Auction Afrique Occidentale Francaise

Afrique Occidentale Francaise

surrounded by a ring of white enamels with green floral designs

Measuring 428 mm

entered the lagoon in the pre-dawn hours and cleared the shallows of mines

first-pattern Heer tropical helmet

Austria, Empire. An Austrian Nobleman's Wallet, C.1900 Auction Afrique Occidentale FrancaiseMetal 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