Briefcase (portefuille). Culture: Turkish and French. Dimensions: L. 17-11/16 x W. 13-1/8 x D. 2-1/2 in. (45 x 33.3 x 6.3 cm.). Lock maker: Probably by Jacques Lourdière (master 1746-after 1768). Date: 1763-64.Made in Turkey for the western market, morocco leather briefcases were fashionable in both England and France during the last quarter of the seventeenth and throughout the eighteenth century. This sumptuous example embellished with embroidery in silk and metal thread can be dated to 1763-64 by one of the marks on the gold lock: the crowned letter Z, the assay mark warranting the standard of the metal.The embroidery on the back displays both a banderole with the words "Ministère des Affaires Étrangères" (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the coat of arms of César-Gabriel, comte de Choiseul-Chevigny and later duc de Praslin (1712-1785). This nobleman enjoyed a successful military career before undertaking a political one. He served as foreign minister of France from 1761 to 1766 a

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Briefcase (portefuille). Culture: Turkish and French. Dimensions: L. 17-11/16 x W. 13-1/8 x D. 2-1/2 in. (45 x 33.3 x 6.3 cm.). Lock maker: Probably by Jacques Lourdière (master 1746-after 1768). Date: 1763-64.Made in Turkey for the western market, morocco leather briefcases were fashionable in both England and France during the last quarter of the seventeenth and throughout the eighteenth century. This sumptuous example embellished with embroidery in silk and metal thread can be dated to 1763-64 by one of the marks on the gold lock: the crowned letter Z, the assay mark warranting the standard of the metal.The embroidery on the back displays both a banderole with the words "Ministère des Affaires Étrangères" (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and the coat of arms of César-Gabriel, comte de Choiseul-Chevigny and later duc de Praslin (1712-1785). This nobleman enjoyed a successful military career before undertaking a political one. He served as foreign minister of France from 1761 to 1766 a

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