This is a vintage artisan made leather briefcase dating to 1979.  The exterior of the briefcase is hand tooled with a quite intricate design - very attractive!   The back of the piece is signed “JAPY 1979” at the lower right corner.  I can’t be sure, but I think that this was made in Quebec - there was a movement in Quebec during the 70s towards artisan made products using organic materials and the owner’s name that appears on the interior flap was a Quebec resident of Mont Laurier.  The piece measures 15” in width and 11’ in height with a depth of about 3” at the bottom.  The front flap secures with brass metal closures that turn to lock and there is a brass chain and peg at either side.  The handle is leather coil wrapped, but it is half-undone - a leather specialist should be able to re-secure this somehow.  Aside from this, there are ink marks on the interior flap (see last close-up photo), but the interior is clean.  This is all hand made and held together with lacing and glue.  Wonderful hand made piece - very intricate and attractive tooling!