Form the shape and kind of making similar briefcase made for Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, circa 1950 from Hermès, Paris

Auctioneers SOTHEBY’S offered in their auction “The Duke & Duchess of Windsor – The private Collections” held form Februray 19 to 27, 1988 in New York the estate of  Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor  and his wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. The briefcase was made for the Duke of Windsor around 1950 from Hermès, Paris using leather and Tartan. Above the lock you find the initial  “E” surrounded by the motto of the Garter and overtopped by a crown. The briefcase was sold to a bidder for a price of  40,250.00 US$.
[Source: SOTHEBY’S Catalogue of the auction, Results published March 2nd, 1998]

H. E. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger with his famous briefcase.
Black leather with cardinal-red piping at the edges.

Papal Briefcase, Briefcase for the Pope
Briefcase made of white, shiny leather ornamented with white silk with moiré-effect and a gold plated lock – Present for a cardinal