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Place of Origin: French
Vintage Louis Vuitton Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Serial R05966, monogrammed LV canvas having gold toned brass hardware, lock, (2) trunk latches all having LV monogram, Vachetta leather handle and strapping,...
Category
1950s Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau Commedia Dell’Arte Painted Paravent/Screen Paris ca 1920
Located in Doha, QA
This spectacular Art Nouveau Era Paravent/Screen is a true eye catcher and one of a kind piece of art full of fantasy and eccentric imagination.
It has been designed and painted in ...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau French Home Accents
Materials
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
Beautiful pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period fishes
Located in Knivsta, SE
A beautiful pair of Art Deco Bookends from the 1930s with very period fishes. Made in France in patinated metal with a marble base.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
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 Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of French Art Deco Verdigris Wrought Iron Screens or Room Dividers, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 1940s French Art Deco wrought iron screens, featuring scrolling motifs in an original verdigris-painted finish and accented with gilt tôle leaves. These elegant room divide...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Iron
Three-Panel Bamboo Wicker Rattan Folding Screen Room Divider, France 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
This Mid-Century-Modern eye-catching rattan or wicker and bamboo three-panel room divider with filigree decoration was crafted in France in the 1960s. This rattan screen combines mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Rattan
19th Century French Fireplace Screen in Hand Carved Frame and Silk Tapestry
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant fireplace screen in Louis XVI style made of gilt wood hand carved frame upholstered with authentic silk tapestry in light colors and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Petite Antique French Gothic Revival Wood Hall Bench Child Settle Library Steps
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare antique wood hand carved gothic revival child settle / small hall bench / foldable Library Ladder, Metamorphic Library steps, 1880s
This uniqu...
Category
1880s Gothic Revival Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Of 31 Inches Tall Wooden Faux Bois / Gilt Obelisk, Made In France
Located in Doraville, GA
Pair of tall wooden obelisk with faux bois finishes, inset paintings of nature and with gilt embellishments, all hand painted. The obelisk are 31 1/3 inches tall, 7 1/3 inches square...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial French Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
French Art Deco Wrought Iron Fire Screens attributed to Gilbert Poillerat
By Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 1940s French Art Deco style wrought iron fire screens, attributed to Gilbert Poillerat. Sage green paint with gilt accents. These are meant to be used together as a set.
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
A Fabulous 19th Century Brass Fire Screen in the Rococo Manner
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th Century polished brass fire screen in the Rococo manner, fully restored and of exceptional quality. The shaped and curved protective wire mesh is set within an intri...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Vintage Ivory White Lacquered Wood Orientalist Folding Screen ca. 1970s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Geneva, CH
Original vintage ivory white lacuqered wood orientalist folding screen, room divider.
Brass hinges that can be opened in both ways.
175 cm height, each panel is 50cm width, 3cm thick...
Category
1970s Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Antique Leather Traveling Trunk with Hand-Painted Carriage Scene
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dome Top Leather Trunk with poychrome hand Painted Scene, early 20th century.
A gorgeous traveling trunk from France with a hand painted horse carriage landcape at the lid.
Wooden tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Revival French Home Accents
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Mid-Century Brass Chrome Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Pair of Brass and Chrome Bookends with Louis Vuitton Monogram Fabric
These custom, very substantial monogrammed bookends are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Brass, Chrome
$520 Sale Price / set
71% Off
Fabric, Wood and Metal pivoting screen by Tatjana von Stein, France
By Tatjana von Stein
Located in London, GB
MISE EN SCÈNE.
Designed in England. Made in France.
*Our items are customisable in finish and size.
Made to order pieces. Each piece is numbered, signed and comes with a certificat...
Category
2010s French Home Accents
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Art Deco Bronze Cat Bookends by Alexandre Kéléty. France 1925
By Alexandre Kéléty
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Bronze Cat Sculpture Bookends, by Alexandre Kelety. France 1925. Fantastic details.
Biography
He was active as an artist, sculptor, paint...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1870s Faux Bamboo Giltwood Firescreen with Tapestry Panels
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This superb faux-bamboo giltwood firescreen has been exquisitely crafted with a Japanese- inspired tapestry panel at its centre, which features a colourful design of peacocks assembl...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
Pair Vintage 1920
s, 30
s Louis Vuitton Alzer 80 and 70 monogram luggage
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair Vintage 1920's, 30's Louis Vuitton Alzer 80 and 70 monogram luggage .Original hardware/detailing with leather handles. Personalized hand pa...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Travel Nécessaire by Boin Taburet, circa 1880
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional Louis XVI style silver-gilt and cut-glass travel nécessaire by Boin Taburet.
French, circa 1880.
The lock engraved ‘BOIN TABURET 3, rue Pasquier, Paris’.
Thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Silver
20th Century French Wooden Ladder
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th century French wooden ladder exudes rustic charm and authentic character, showcasing a timeworn patina that reveals traces of its original paint and decades of use. Crafted...
Category
20th Century French Home Accents
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Chinoiserie Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 18th Century French three panel canvas screen in hand painted Chinoiserie decoration. Decorated on both sides. Each panel is 65cm wide.
Category
18th Century Chinoiserie Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of French Art Deco Metal and Wood Sculptural Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very substantial and versatile pair of art deco bookend sculptures. These sturdy vintage bookends have been crafted into a striking scroll design with multiple uses for the modern bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Early 20th Century Bibliotheque du Senat Trunk
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French early 20th century Bibliotheque du Senat trunk.
Category
Early 20th Century French Home Accents
Materials
Iron
1930s Goyard Hat Trunk, Goyard Trunk, 60 cm Goyard Steamer Trunk
By Goyard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This magnificent Goyard hat trunk features the very sought after chevrons pattern canvas, solid Goyard engraved locks and clasps.Its trim is silver steel as well as its side handles...
Category
1930s Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Animalier Bookends, French, Spelter, Onyx, Lecourtier, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique animalier bookends. A French, spelter bronze dog bust mounted upon red onyx by Prosper Lecourtier (1851-1924), dating to t...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Spelter
magnificent 4 Panel Screen Painted on Wood Depicting the 4 Saisons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This high quality of decoration 4 panel screen frame with giltwood, painting on wood depicting the 4 season never touch since it was done this four painting are so exquisite, its bri...
Category
1910s Louis XVI Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 20th-Century French Stag Bookends in Gilded Metal and Marble
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 20th-century French bookends features striking stag busts crafted from gilded metal, set atop substantial veined marble bases. The finely sculpted deer heads showcase impressive antlers and beautifully textured fur, capturing the regal essence of these noble creatures. The combination of warm gold tones and richly veined pink and white marble creates a sophisticated contrast, making these bookends both functional and decorative.
The sturdy marble bases provide excellent stability, ensuring they can support a collection of books while adding a refined touch to any library, office, or study. The craftsmanship reflects the Art Deco or Neoclassical influences of early 20th-century French design, making this pair a timeless addition to both traditional and contemporary interiors.
With their classic elegance and luxurious materials, these stag bookends...
Category
20th Century French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
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 Other French Home Accents
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cedar
Empire Parcel Gilt Mahogany Fire Screen
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., France. Substantial double sided fire screen. A mahogany rectangular frame is relief carved with parcel gilt bellflower borders and s...
Category
Late 19th Century Regency Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Mahogany, Wood, Textile
Louis Vuitton Malle de Voyage Personnalisées. Paris Late 1940s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Milano, IT
Louis Vuitton trunk dated to the late 1940s, restored to original condition. This is a travel trunk that is smaller than the normal standard size, designed to be placed very convenie...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
Charlotte Perriand Style Room Divider
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s in great vintage condition. This piece works great as a cabinet or as a room divider - both sides feature sliding doors and are identical. There is general wear including pa...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Pair of Panther Bookends, Silvered Bronze and Marble - France, 1920s
By Paul Jouve
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco pair of panther bookends. Silvered bronze and marble. Made in France, 1920s. Both stamped France. Heavy marble bookends.
In the style of Paul Jouve. They will give a chic lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Pelicans Bookends by Marcel-André Bouraine, Art Deco, Circa 1930
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pelicans bookends by Marcel André Bouraine (1886 -1948). Bronze and marble base.
Victor Arwas (1984) "Art Deco Sculpture: Chryseloephantine Statues of the Twenties and Thirties" p. ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Acrylic Three Panels "Herbier" Room Divider, France 1970.
Located in Brussels, BE
Three panels room divider. Each frosted acrylic panel contains a foliage like a herbarium.
Inox frame and hinges.
France 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist French Home Accents
Materials
Aluminum
$1,631 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Ecran Fire Screen
By Georges Jacob
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce period Louis XVI hand carved wooden fire screen (Écran de Cheminée) in the manner of important Parisian menuisiers Georges Jacob (French, 17...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Silk, Beech
"Louvre" Screen by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning "Louvre" screen in sculpted and patinated bronze and rock crystal squares, composed by 4 parts.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
$34,798 / item
French Three Panel Decorative Painted Canvas Screen with Musical Monkeys C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French three panel decorative painted canvas folding screen with dogs playing in landscape scenes, perched musical monkeys, and foliage motif. Early 19th century.
Category
1830s Louis Philippe Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Louis Vuitton Suitcase In Natural Cow Hide, France c.1910
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A highly unusual and exceptionally rare Louis Vuitton suitcase, originating from the early years of the 20th century, distinguishes itself not with the globally renowned monogram canvas but with a distinctive covering crafted from a singular piece of cowhide. This unique piece represents a special order from Louis Vuitton, showcasing the brand's historical commitment to utilising only the finest hides available.
Unlike many of its counterparts, leather trunks and cases of this era often struggle to withstand the test of time, requiring regular treatments to prevent drying and disintegration. Remarkably, this particular example defies the odds, retaining the same supple quality it possessed on the day it first graced the shop floor. This suitcase belongs to Louis Vuitton's collection of "speciality materials," which encompasses a diverse range, including, but not limited to, zinc, copper, crocodile leather, and cow leather.
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, trunk that was easily stackable. The first of his trunks were outfitted with a grey canvas referred to as Trianon – it wouldn’t be until several decades later that the signature monogram would be introduced.
With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914 the company would more than double in size. After years of success, Vuitton began to experiment with the design of his luggage by introducing a new striped canvas pattern (1876) and later the still well-known Damier print (1888). The hand-painted patterns were developed to prevent counterfeits. Even in the late 1800s, Louis Vuitton was enough of a status symbol to warrant counterfeiting. In 1886, his son George invented and patented an ingenious locking system that made it impossible to pick the lock of their trunks. This lock is still used today.
1892 would prove to be a time of mourning for the family as Louis Vuitton passed...
Category
20th Century Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
French Provincial 6-Fold Screen with Painted Pastoral Scene
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th century) 6 fold screen with painted scenes of rustic countryside with farm house.
Category
18th Century Country Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Wood
DECORATIVE PAIR OF RESTORED ANTiQUE LOUIS VUITTON MONOGRAM SUITCASE TRUNKS
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning pair of fully restored original Louis Vuitton Monogram Suitcase...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Vintage Crystal Bookends in the Style of Cartier
By Ralph Lauren, Cristalleries De Sevres, Cartier
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sculptural bookends that are modernist and unique. Crafted in glass, these pieces stand alone as sculptures that accent your decor. Their weightless perspective summed w...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Antique Painted Flat Top Trunk
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century antique painted flat top trunk. The wrought iron handles on each side make it easy to carry and move about. The flat top makes this trunk ideal to serve as a small coffe...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Wood, Paint
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral
Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays.
With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal.
Design 1930.
Post...
Category
2010s Art Deco French Home Accents
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Folding Screen, Wooden Structure, Vinyl Upholstery - France
Located in Girona, Girona
Nice folding screen, three parts, wooden structure, cotton filling and "prehistoric horses" pattern vinyl upholstery. Golden studs decoration.
Fran...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Rustic Antique French Wood and Metal Pagoda Domed Birdcage, 1900s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous natural brown French pagoda-style birdcage. Created in the early 20th century of wood and metal, this lovely cage is shaped to look like a chinoiserie pagoda with a dome at the top. Topped with a round hanging hook, this piece can hang in just about any space. Metal vertical bars surround...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie French Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Venier Screen by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large venier screen by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: black powder-coated metal, Hide
Dimensions: W 248 x D 2.5 x H 177.8 cm
Other dimensions available: small: W248 x D2.5 x H141....
Category
2010s Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Metal
$22,283 / item
Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt and Painted Three-Fold Screen
Located in London, GB
Painted to the front and rear with outdoor scenes of nature, with courting couples and winged cherubs, in the typical Rococo style.
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Giltwood
French Early 20th Century Tempera on Canvas Folding Screen with Seascape View
Located in Firenze, IT
This French early 20th Century folding screen is made up of four canvases entirely painted with textured tempera featuring a marine l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Home Accents
Materials
Metal
French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Oak 4-Panel Folding Screen/Divider
Located in Queens, NY
French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Oak 4-Panel Folding Screen/Divider
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Pair of Authentic Louis Vuitton Luggage Pieces
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of authentic Louis Vuitton luggage pieces.
Individually numbered, pair of brass numbered keys included with both pieces.
Can be moun...
Category
1960s Vintage French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
$12,500 / set
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
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 Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Amazing Highly Carved 19th Century French Trunk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous highly carved oak trunk featuring rich Renaissance figures with lots of floral and leaf motifs. The top opens to reveal plenty of storage, while closed it may be used as a ...
Category
1860s Renaissance Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Art Deco Bookends on Marble Bases, Leaping Antelopes
Located in Miami, FL
A very decorative and good quality pair of French bookends which appear to be leaping antelopes.
Subjects regulates patinated bronze, although made of regule.
Perfect for displayin...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Home Accents
Materials
Marble, Metal
$312 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Hand-Painted Large Antique Screen Double-Sided
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
781/M - That's a wonderful very large painting! On a side: an imaginary garden with flowers' triumph, all lacquered on 9 panels - on the other side: some simple Chinese patterns on...
Category
Mid-19th Century Beaux Arts Antique French Home Accents
Materials
Wood
French by Design by Betty Lou Phillips Hardcover Book Signed
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
French by Design by Betty Lou Phillips Hardcover Book.Signed" To Patricia, Betty Lou Phillips"Great designer book. Style French Country. In great condition.
The enduring appeal of French-country style spans the centuries, a gracious mingling of elegance and ease. After years of largely echoing the furniture, fabrics, and accessories linked with the region of Provence, these days French country is often far removed from the primitive images that hearken back to the early seventeenth century. Room by room, FRENCH BY DESIGN reveals the secrets to creating a contemporary French-country look, including textiles, furniture, floor coverings, window treatments, cor palettes, wall treatments and lighting, thus allowing anyone to bring the look home.
Award-winning designer and best-selling author, Betty Lou Phillips is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers. With projects from New York to California, her work has been featured in countless magazines, as well as in her numerous home design books on French and Italian style. Interiors by Design--her 13th design book-is the timate guide to home decor. Additionally, she has appeared on the Christopher Lowell Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show. She lives in Dallas, Texas.
Betty Lou Phillips is the author of Emily Goes Wild!, an illustrated children's book, and co-author of The Night Before Christmas...
Category
20th Century French Provincial French Home Accents
Materials
Paper
20th Century Louis Vuitton Cow Hide Suitcase, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A highly unusual and exceptionally rare Louis Vuitton suitcase, originating from the early years of the 20th century, distinguishes itself not with the globally renowned monogram canvas but with a distinctive covering crafted from a singular piece of cowhide. This unique piece represents a special order from Louis Vuitton, showcasing the brand's historical commitment to utilizing only the finest hides available.
Unlike many of its counterparts, leather trunks and cases of this era often struggle to withstand the test of time, requiring regular treatments to prevent drying and disintegration. Remarkably, this particular example defies the odds, retaining the same supple quality it possessed on the day it first graced the shop floor. This suitcase belongs to Louis Vuitton's collection of "speciality materials," which encompasses a diverse range, including, but not limited to, zinc, copper, crocodile leather, and cow leather.
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, trunk that was easily stackable. The first of his trunks were outfitted with a grey canvas referred to as Trianon – it wouldn’t be until several decades later that the signature monogram would be introduced.
With a burgeoning business, Vuitton moved his family and workplace to Asniere, where he employed twenty workers to craft his trunks. By 1900 he would have 100 employees, and in 1914 the company would more than double in size. After years of success, Vuitton began to experiment with the design of his luggage by introducing a new striped canvas pattern (1876) and later the still well-known Damier print (1888). The hand-painted patterns were developed to prevent counterfeits. Even in the late 1800s, Louis Vuitton was enough of a status symbol to warrant counterfeiting. In 1886, his son George invented and patented an ingenious locking system that made it impossible to pick the lock of their trunks. This lock is still used today.
1892 would prove to be a time of mourning for the family as Louis Vuitton passed...
Category
20th Century Other French Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus Hardcover by Lucien Clergue 1st Ed.
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus by David LeHardy Sweet, Lucien Clergue.A legendary French photographer presents a dramatic visual journal of the creation of Jean Cocteau's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist French Home Accents
Materials
Paper
Antique Louis Vuitton Monogram Cube Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare antique French early 20th century Louis Vuitton monogrammed luggage cube trunk. Features previous owners initials along with blue and whi...
Category
Early 20th Century Belle Époque French Home Accents
Materials
Leather
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