Listing: 1 x Harrods ostrich leather wallet, with a metal money clip.
Condition: Used, vintage condition. No original packaging, no instructions. The wallet has light wear and use. The wallet being made of real ostrich leather, has natural imperfections in the pattern, natural size variances to the quill follicles and to the natural creasing pattern of the leather. The money clip is functional, with some surface wear and discoloration, most of this is hidden from view when in use as the part that sits inside the fold of the wallet has most of the wear.
Both items can still be used or collected. From smoke-free and pet free premises.
Description:
Made in France for Harrods – Collectors Piece
An elegant and increasingly hard-to-find vintage bi-fold wallet commissioned exclusively for Harrods and crafted in France. This piece features genuine ostrich leather in a rich dark brown tone, finished with a gold-tone spring money clip.
Interior is stamped in gold foil:
“MADE IN FRANCE
FOR
HARRODS”
This wording indicates a private-label luxury commission for Harrods, a practice commonly used by the store throughout the late 20th century for high-quality European-made leather goods.
Estimated period: 1980's–1990's
Origin: France (as stamped)
Material: Genuine ostrich leather
Style: Bi-fold wallet with integrated gold-tone metal money clip
Colour: Brown wallet with gold coloured money clip.
Why This Is Genuine Ostrich Leather
This wallet displays the distinctive raised quill follicles characteristic of authentic ostrich leather. These follicles are:
• Naturally irregular in spacing (not uniform like embossed leather)
• Slightly raised and individually defined
• Visible on both panels with organic variation
Embossed cowhide typically shows repeated or overly uniform patterns. The organic distribution and texture visible here are consistent with genuine ostrich hide.
Condition
• Exterior shows attractive vintage patina and natural leather creasing
• Quill follicles intact and well-defined
• Money clip functional with age-related plating wear - there is some metal wear and discoloration to the part of the money clip that sits within the wallet and not seen when in use.
• Interior clean with normal signs of use
Overall: Good vintage condition with honest wear consistent with age.
Size –
Length: 12 cm, Width: 0.8 cm, Height: 10.5 cm, including money clip, 10 cm just the wallet.
Weight: 52 grams, before postal packaging.
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