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20thC American Silver-Plated Cigarette Case
Lighter Shaped As A Hundred Dollar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century American silver plated cigarette case and lighter.
Designed to resemble a $100 note, the case features Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) who was an American polyma...
Category
20th Century American Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique 20thC Edwardian Solid Silver Cigarette Box, F.S. Russell, Glasgow c.1907
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Edwardian solid silver cigarette box with a removable double sided cigarette holder. The lid is set with a porcelain plaque depicting a very unusual erotic...
Category
20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
20thC German Solid Silver, Ceramic
Boar Tusk Cigarette Box Holder
Ashtray
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century German solid silver, ceramic, and boar tusk ashtray with a large match box holder. Circular in form, featuring a dark red ceramic ashtray and tray, with si...
Category
20th Century German Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Games Box c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb and very rare 19th Century Chinese lacquered games box, dating to around 1890. Decorated with intricate traditional scenes and a fin...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Games
Materials
Lacquer
20thC Leather Cased Collection Of Bartholomew Maps Of Great Britain c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century leather-cased collection of Bartholomew British road maps by Edward Stanford Ltd of London. One volume features a map of the entire British Isles, divided into n...
Category
20th Century British Other Maps
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Oak Gwr Railway Locomotive Tender Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century Edwardian oak and metal storage box, modelled as a coal wagon tender for a locomotive. The wood and the metal are beautifully patinated and the top of the ...
Category
20th Century British Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 45 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A lovely Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag in monogram canvas and natural tan leather, made in France in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Steamer bags have been produced by Lou...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 55 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag covered monogram canvas and natural tan leather, serves as a quintessential representation of the brand's unwavering commitment to a design that ha...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 45 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag covered monogram canvas and natural tan leather, serves as a quintessential representation of the brand's unwavering commitment to a design that ha...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 65 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag covered monogram canvas and natural tan leather, serves as a quintessential representation of the brand's unwavering commitment to a design that ha...
Category
20th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 65 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag covered monogram canvas and natural tan leather, serves as a quintessential representation of the brand's unwavering commitment to a design that ha...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20thC Russian Faberge Style Nephrite
Peridot
Gold Cane Handle c.1910
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian style 18k gold mounted nephrite cane handle, applied with nineteen round cut Peridots around the white enamel base. Cane handles crafted f...
Category
20th Century Russian Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Antique 20th Century Imperial Russian Gun Metal
Diamond Cane Handle c.1900
By Fabergé
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian gun metal cane handle, mounted with approximately 100 small old cut diamonds which spiral around the cane handle.The diamonds turn a simpl...
Category
20th Century Russian Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Antique 19th Century Austrian Gold, Diamond
Rock Crystal Toothpick Case c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 19th Century Austrian three colour gold mounted with diamonds and rock crystal toothpick case, styled in a shape of a torch. The hinged lid mounted with a slightly opaq...
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Gold
20th Century Enamelled Metal London Street Sign For Harley Street c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century enamelled London street sign, crafted for Harley Street, W1 (Central London). This sign features the classic red and bla...
Category
20th Century British Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique 20thC Framed Enamelled Metal London Street Sign For Strand, WC2 c.1917
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century framed enamelled London street sign, created for Strand, WC2 (Central London, Westminster). This sign showcases the icon...
Category
20th Century British Other Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique 20thC British "Geographia" 8 Inch Terrestrial Globe By Philips c.1920
By George Philip
Son
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century British "Geographica" 8 inch terrestrial globe. Made by George Philip & Son LTD (Philips). The globe dates to around 1920 and is in superb condition. It is mount...
Category
20th Century British Other Globes
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Virgin Atlantic Concorde Model, England c.1992
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A composite model of a Concorde in full Virgin Atlantic livery mounted on a tripod stand, circa 1992. This scaled down aircraft model was presented to one of Virgin's top travel agen...
Category
20th Century British Other Models and Miniatures
Materials
Lacquer
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning and most importantly complete, this early 20th century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk was the must have item of any elite traveller. Covered in the world famous LV monogrammed...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning and most importantly complete, this early 20th Century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk was the must have item of any elite traveller. Covered in the world famous LV monogrammed...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1950
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning and, most importantly, complete, this mid 20th century Louis Vuitton trunk represents the pinnacle of luxury travel and was an essential item for any elite traveler of the t...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning early 20th century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas. With its lozine borders and brass fittings it would have been the top of...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning early 20th century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas. With its lozine borders and brass fittings it would have been the top of...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton "Malle Haute" Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite early 20th Century “malle haute“ (tall trunk) by Louis Vuitton. Covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas, with its leather trim and brass fittings, it would hav...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Gorgeous and most importantly complete, this early 20th century Louis Vuitton trunk was the must have item of any elite traveller. Covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas, ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20thC Brionvega Rr126 Stereophonic Radio, By Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
By Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Brionvega RR-126 is an icon of Pop design. It was conceived as an anthropomorphic ‘musical pet’, with speakers for ears and control dials for its face. It could be moved around e...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
20th Century Japanese Pair Of Naval Bridge "Big Eye" Binoculars By Nikon c.1940
By Nikon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare 20th Century set of Japanese naval bridge “big eye“ binoculars by Nikon manufactured during WWII by Tokyo Kogaku Kikai (Tokyo Optical Company). They have been expertly cleaned...
Category
20th Century Japanese Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Metal
Antique 20th Century British Silver Plate
Engraved Glass Match Striker c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century British silver plated mounted match striker featuring textured, ribbed glass. The round glass body is engraved with the word "Cigarettes" on the side and fitted ...
Category
20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Italian Pair Of Children
s Bauhaus Style Armchairs c.1980
By Bauhaus
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An unusually rare and charming pair of children's armchairs, crafted in Italy in the 1980s. showcasing the influence of Bauhaus design principles, applied to a diminutive scale. Insp...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Children s Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 65 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A large Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag in monogram canvas and natural tan leather, made in France in the latter quarter of the 20th century. This particular model is a massive 65cm...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 35 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A lovely Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag in monogram canvas and natural tan leather, made in France in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Steamer bags have been produced by Lou...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Late 20th Century Vintage Chanel Sautoir, France
By Chanel
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A really eye-catching sautoir (or long necklace) finished in twisted gold coloured metal chains, faux pearls and white wool. A lovely vintage piece of costume jewellery, extremely en...
Category
20th Century French Other Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Metal
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 35 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A lovely Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag in monogram canvas and natural tan leather, made in France in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Steamer bags have been produced by Lou...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Steamer 35 Bag In Monogram Canvas, Made In France
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A lovely Louis Vuitton steamer travel bag in monogram canvas and natural tan leather, made in France in the latter quarter of the 20th century. Steamer bags have been produced by Lou...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Leather
20th Century Louis Vuitton Courier Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1910
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite Louis Vuitton trunk from the early part of the 20th century. An absolutely essential item for elite travellers of its time the trunk is adorned in the iconic LV monogram...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning early 20th century Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas. With its lozine borders and brass fittings it would have been the top of...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton "Malle Haute" Trunk In Orange Vuittonite Canvas
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Louis Vuitton “high trunk” trunk (from French “Malle Haute”), circa 1900's, featuring orange “Vuittonite“ canvas, all brass hardware, and leather trims. Trunks in this type of fini...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Suitcase In Monogram Canvas, France c.1970
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A charming Louis Vuitton hard-sided case, mid to late 20th century, the exterior finished in the famous monogram canvas with brass fittings. A great piece for use today or as a decor...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Bookmark By J Batson
Son, London c.1899
By Henry John
Albert Edward Batson
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Victorian solid silver bookmark. The bookmark is in the shape of a bottle, with an unusual cut out section within that says "HERE I STOPPED". A wonderful ad...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Other Books
Materials
Silver
Modern 21st Century English Solid Silver Book Shaped Cigar Box, London c.2015
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Modern 21st Century solid silver book shaped cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box has a solid silver body shaped like a book. The lid opens to reveal a mirror-like polish, while th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton "Malle Haute" Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton "Malle Haute" Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Solid Silver Table Matchbox Holder, London c.1907
By Samuel Jacob
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Edwardian solid silver large table matchbox holder. Made in a simple, elegant style featuring a smooth body throughout, with a small tray either side for spent m...
Category
20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique 19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Cigar Box c.1898
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian solid silver cigar box. Elegantly crafted, this box features a shaped central handle and two hinged lids that open to reveal a divided compartment and ...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Lighter
Vesta Case, London, c.1853
By Henry William Dee, Thornhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century very rare Victorian solid silver vesta case and lighter, in a shape of a horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick, one side is applied with initials "E.H". Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), London, year 1853 (S), Maker's mark H.W.D (Henry William Dee...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
A Gold And Enamel Mourning Ring For Lord Nelson By John Salter, England, 1806
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare ring that commemorates the naval hero, Horatio Nelson, who died in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, fighting against the Napoleonic forces. Dr William Nelson, the admiral's brother, ordered 58 mourning rings for family and friends and every admiral and post-captain who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar . The ring is inscribed on the bezel ‘Trafalgar’; outside the hoop with Nelson’s motto in Latin, ‘Let him who earned it bear the palm [of victory]’, adopted by Nelson from a poem ‘Ad Ventos’ written in 1727 by John Jortin (1698-1770). Inside is the inscription ‘Lost to his country 21 October 1805, aged 47’. The initials N and B stand for Nelson and Bronte.
Admiral Nelson was given the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by the King of Sicily and in 1801 became a Viscount. The two coronets above the initials refer to these titles. Tthe motto Palmam qui meruit ferat ("let him who has earned it, bear the palm") was added to his coat of arms in 1798 after the Battle of the Nile. Nelson was buried with full honours in St Paul's Cathedral. His cortege consisted of 32 admirals, over a hundred captains, and an escort of 10,000 soldiers.
This ring is an example of only fifty-eight that were made by Nelson's jeweller John Salter in 1806. Thirty-one were for Nelson's close family and friends, the rest for pall-bearers and other dignitaries (see The Nelson Dispatch, vol.3 pt.XII, oct.1990). Three similar examples of this ring are held extremely prestigious museums in the capital. One is in the Greenwich National Maritime Museum in London, another in The British Museum in London and another in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, exhibited in the Jewellery Gallery, case 23, no. 8.
The ring has a particularly special provenance, arguably like no other mourning ring of Admiral Nelson’s. The ring belonged to the Reverend Alexander John Scott. The Reverend Alexander John Scott (1768-1840) was a British naval chaplain. He was appointed to the flagship H.M.S. Victory in 1803 where he served as private secretary to Lord Nelson. He was with Nelson when when he was shot on the quarter-deck of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar on the 21st October 1805. Scott attended his dying chief in the cockpit of the flagship, receiving his last wishes. He refused to leave Nelson's body until it was brought back to England and placed in the coffin to lie in the Painted Hall Greenwich.
The ring, lock of hair and music book were passed down by the direct descendants of the Reverend Alexander John Scott's family and eventually gifted to the previous owners. The music book was a personal possession of the Reverend which gives watertight provenance of the person who owned the ring.
It is not clear exactly what Admiral Nelson’s last words really were although Scott documents Nelson’s last words to be “God and my country“. However, it is also recorded that a statement during his last hours was "Thank God I have done my duty.” Perhaps these two statements uttered in the last moments sound similar when mumbled by a feeble dying man. Nonetheless, it is noteworthy is that Scott remained by Admiral Nelson’s side as he died and his version is probably the most reliable.
The lock of hair is reputedly that of Lord Admiral Nelson. Without a DNA test there can be no conclusive proof of such. However, given that Reverend Alexander John Scott was with Nelson from the moment he was shot on the quarter-deck of H.M.S. Victory until the moment he was placed in his coffin, there is no reason to believe it is not a lock of Nelson’s hair.
It is difficult to overstate the significance and rarity of Nelson’s mourning rings. With only fifty-eight made, the vast majority of them were given to close family members and only a few were given to close friends. A close friend who receives a morning ring...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold, Enamel
20th Century Louis Vuitton Black Epi Leather Document Case, Made In France c1990
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A late 20th Century Louis Vuitton document case, crafted in Epi leather with brass accents. Made in France around 1990, this soft briefcase...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Pair Of Brass Davy
Co Yacht Cabin Oil Lamps c.1890
By Davey
Co.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian pair of oil lamps by Davey & Co London Ltd. Made from brass and bevelled glass, with a faceted panel in the back to reflect the light, these lamps were...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cedar
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Shoe Trunk, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A magnificent and exceptionally rare Louis Vuitton shoe trunk, adorned with stencilled monogram canvas, lozine trim and brass fittings. Elevating its uniqueness is the remarkably unc...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators and competitors. They decided to come up with a logo, a monogram, which was indeed the famous and very recognisable print we are so familiar with today. The very first run was only made for about six years from 1895 and the print was woven into the canvas.
This example dates to around 1900 and is a perfect example of such trunks. With its steel trim, brass studs and locks it still shows the same elegance as it did well over 100 years ago and is a testament to the durability of the best trunk maker in the world. Today it makes for a wonderful piece of interior design, both decorative and useful.
A brief history about Louis Vuitton trunks: Louis Vuitton was born in 1821 to a farmer and milliner and came from a long-established working-class family in eastern France. Vuitton grew up understanding the effects of perseverance and a strong work ethic from watching his family. At the age of 16, he made the decision to walk 292 miles from his hometown to Paris to try and make a new life for himself. When he arrived the city was in the midst of industrialization with current modes of transportation evolving quickly allowing for longer journeys. With this came the need for sturdy travel pieces. Vuitton was taken as an apprentice for a successful box maker and packer named Monsieur Marechal. He learned to craft durable containers and how to pack them properly – a well-respected profession at the time. In 1854, years after he had mastered his craft and became well respected for it, Vuitton ventured out on his own to open a shop on Rue Neuve des Capucines. It was here that he began to establish himself as a luggage maker. Then, in 1858, Vuitton designed the first Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. At the time trunks had rounded tops to allow for water to run off but this did not allow for convenient stowage. Vuitton introduced a flat, yet waterproof...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal, Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis Vuitton Courier Trunk In Striped Canvas, France c.1885
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Louis Vuitton trunk in striped canvas. The earliest Louis Vuitton trunks were revolutionary when they hit the market. It had a flat lid, rather than the domed li...
Category
20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Large Modern Jaguar Humidor by Anthony Holt
By Anthony Holt
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautiful Amboyna Bur veneered cigar box with ebony edging and sterling silver mounts, hinges, escutcheon and mounts. Made for a Jaguar advertising campaign for the millennium by s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
20thC British Solid Gold
Black Crocodile Leather Cigar Case, Alfred Dunhill
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stylish 20th Century 9k gold mounted on sumptuous black crocodile leather cigar case. Made by Alfred Dunhill in the 1990's, the perfect way to carry a small selection of your favou...
Category
20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
Antique 20th Century English Solid Silver Magnifying Glass, Chester c.1916
By Asprey
Garrard Limited
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century English solid silver magnifying glass, of large size, with plain silver mounts and a smooth handle. An ideal desk accessory or for the household, perfect f...
Category
20th Century British Other Scientific Instruments
Materials
Silver
20th Century Canadian Solid Silver
Enamel Playing Cards Box, Toronto c.1920
By Ellis Bros.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Canadian solid silver playing cards case. This box features a smooth outer case, flared base which holds a cabinet-shaped...
Category
20th Century Canadian Other Games
Materials
Silver, Enamel





