Small Pocket Wallet With Combination Lock

This type of wallet was made by Monsieur Leprince de Beaufond rue des Deux Écus in Paris around 1785. This invention by Abbé Boissier was rewarded by the Paris emulation society in 1778. Then prior to the Célestins of Sens, he entrusted the manufacture of his lock to Monsieur Leprince de Beaufond from 1780. These wallets of the time were invoiced 150 louis! Wallet with combination locks acquired by the royal family under Louis XVI. Lock of Abbé Boissier produced by Mr Leprince de Beaufond from 1780, supplier to the royal family See the royal wallet that belonged to Queen Marie-Antoinette with an order form (extract from the national archives). Description Closed wallet: 16 cm × 11 cm Circular padlock: 4.5 cm in diameter Red Russian garnet leather with flap, on rigid cardboard, interior with two green silk gussets patinated by use, hand-sewn with decorative threads in relief. Mounting: circular padlock with three rows in solid silver, hand-worked by engraving and chasing. Decoration: finely chiseled fleur-de-lis motifs, French royal emblem. Mechanism: mechanical combination by three concentric discs, bearing engraved Indo-Arabic numerals; precise alignment of the sequence for opening. Fastening: the closing mechanism is integrated directly into the wallet.