RARE Antique Cigar Case, Silk Embroidery Blackamoor, Leather Case Holds 6 Cigars
Recently acquired an entire collection of fine early to mid-1800s cigar cases and weâll list each one separately for sale. Look for them all, though. The entire collection is just fabulous! From hand embroidered ones to one favorite of mine with hand carved antler stag on front, to a splendid old shagreen case, to a host of others that would be wonderful gift ideas along with a tin of Davidoff cigars (or other) for your favorite friends who enjoy one now and then. Iâll be brief in describing each one, but theyâve come to us out of Paris and from the estate of a noted (and titled) collector who chose to remain anonymous. Wish we could disclose. Wonderful case with elaborate embroidery work worked on the leather of the outer case, and with a very rare subject: a native or Blackamooor. The exotic lands of Napoleon's conquests brought a fascination with the people of Africa and the Middle East, and we see same depicted in early French goods with respect. These are not images of slave