Beautifully Worn Old Leather Box antique bronze Some of my very favorite

Some of my very favorite things hanging on my walls are textiles

how much fun to build an outfit around this

I'd guess it dates to the late 19th or early 20th but am not entirely certain

from which I removed a National Geographic type photo of a leopard stapled to the back along with a hook

For those of you who carefully choose jewelry daily to complement your attire (I admire you

Beautifully Worn Old Leather Box antique bronze Some of my very favoriteThis old box would feel right at home in a library or study filled with old books, leather club chairs and maybe a fireplace ( wafting cigar smoke, too!) I'd guess it might have been made as a card box (I believe two decks would fit inside), but would be good for all sorts of things. The leather is wonderfully worn to a warm dark brown and it just has a great feeling to it. The leather hinge connecting the lid to base on the back side is mostly split