Embossed Crown Leather Cylinder Box / Travel Case (Collar Box–Style) Vintage

Embossed Crown Leather Cylinder Box / Travel Case (Collar Box–Style) VintageAdditional Description: Charming small cylindrical leather case with a fitted lid and base, finished in a warm honey brown tone with visible age patina and handling marks. The lid is blind stamped with a crown motif inside a circular bordervery gentlemans dressing kit in feel. Construction details include tight saddle style stitching around the lid and base rims, plus a side seam with a small slit tab detail (often seen on collar box and toiletry case

typically copying or reinterpreting Old Regime portraits

Ink Wash/Watercolor

all consistent with natural organic material over time

Late 18th to Early 19th C Miniature Portrait - Very Likely French School (1780-1830)

The Imitation of Christ (originally written in the 15th century and attributed to Thomas à Kempis) is one of the most widely read Christian devotional texts in history

Oval pedestal centerpiece with dolphin head handles

The Abbe Constantin 1894 NY Illustrated

a retailer’s motif

Carved crest elements like this were often placed at the top of large furniture pieces

and Portugal—to bring sculptural architectural decoration to life within dimly lit church interiors

likely placed by a former owner as a personal devotional or remembrance marker

The reverse retains its original dual curved easel support and ring hanger