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Item Ships From: England
20th Century French Louis Vuitton Trunk in Monogrammed Canvas
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
LOUIS VUITTON Monogram canvas cabin trunk with stencil, circa 1920.
It has dark brown Lozine borders, brass central, brass central lock side locks, handles, and painted metal corne...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
A pair of Newton and Son ‘New
Improved’ 15 inch globes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Each of these globes is set into a walnut stand with burr walnut veneers to the frieze and a solid turned and gadrooned walnut bluster support. This is raised on three acanthus carv...
Category
1860s English Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
$91,926 / item
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 England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
20th Century Louis Vuitton Courier Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1910
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
1910s French Other Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Heals Of London Limed Oak Room Divider Screen Cotswold School Manner 1920s
By Heal
s
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare Heal's limed oak and glazed four-panel folding screen room divider. Circa 1920's.
The screen is of superb quality and construction. Note the leather in between the hinged pan...
Category
19th Century Art Deco Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Oak, Glass
French Art Deco Rare Cubist Carved Wood Bookends of Lions
Located in CA, CA
Stunning French Cubist carved wood bookends depicting lions.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Hardwood
Giacomo Balla Double Folding Screen For Gavina C.1980
s (Designed in 1917)
By Giacomo Balla, Gavina
Located in London, GB
Double folding screen by Giacomo Balla for Gavina, Italy, c.1980s. Originally designed in 1917, this piece was produced as part of a limited re-edition by Gavina, celebrating early 2...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Very Large Antique Travel Suitcase, English, Leather, Steamer, Shipping Trunk
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a very large travel suitcase. An English, leather steamer or shipping trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Generously sized for the grandest of tours
Displays a desirable aged patina
Rich, sturdy leather in delightful caramel hues
Braced with oak stiles and leather shoulders
Large leather straps with a quartet of buckles
Decorated with period travel labels for visual interest
Marked with the name Calmady-Hamlyn - a high-ranking British officer and Justice of Peace
Dark maroon fabric lining to the interior
Full-width removable stowage tray
Lid interior complete with a ruched fabric pocket
This is a fascinatingly large antique suitcase...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Figural Bronze Bookends, Signed Herzig, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco chromed bronze bookends, depicting swift birds on an arched branch. Engraved BRONZE and signed HERZIG. Originating from France.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco England - Home Accents
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Pair of Antique Carved Lion Bookends, Oriental, Ebonised, Book Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.9940
This is a pair of antique carved lion bookends. An Oriental, ebonised ironwood book rest with animal figure interest, dating t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Wood
Vintage Table Globe, English, World Map, 13.5 Inch Diameter, Cartography, C.1960
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage table globe. An English, paper finished world map with chrome meridian, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960.
Fascinating mid-cent...
Category
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco PAIR of Pelican Figure Bookends in Hand Carved Woods, circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good pair of Art Deco period, Book ends of two Pelicans hand carved in wood.
Each stylised pelican has been well hand carved in a dark hardwood and stands on a base f...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco England - Home Accents
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Book Slide, English, Walnut, Extending, Novel Stand, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book slide. An English, walnut extending novel stand, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fantastic Victorian bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
1901 Dated Love Heart Antique Original Paint Romanian Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, circa 1901 dated hand painted Romanian clothes trunk or marriage coffer chest depicting a large love heart with flowers
I have re...
Category
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Pair of Victorian Canvas and Leather Dome Top Travel Trunks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of Victorian canvas and leather dome top travel trunks
The trunks are both lined and made in wicker they are covered with canvas and leather. Both trunks have a dome top sh...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Wicker
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton Malle Haute Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1910
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite “malle haute“ (tall trunk) by Louis Vuitton, early 20th century. The malle haute is the largest of the standard sizes, any trunk larger than this one would have been cus...
Category
20th Century French Other England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
19th century carved oak black forest fire screen
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved oak black forest fire screen circa 1880.
Beautifully carved example of black forest woodwork. Typical foliage and scrolling carved branches surmounted by a carv...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Antique Extending Book Slide, French Burr Walnut, Brass, Library Rack, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique extending book slide. A French, burr walnut and brass book rack, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb Victorian ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Important Pair of Georgian Period Vases on Bronze-Mounted Mahogany Pedestals
Located in London, GB
An Important Pair of Late Georgian Period
Patinated Bronze Mounted Torchères
An exceptional pair of flamed mahogany torchères standing over 6 feet tall, with extensive patinated bro...
Category
19th Century English Grand Tour Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Bronze
Antique Victorian Terrestrial 12-inch Table Globe by Malby
s19thCentury
Located in London, GB
An antique Victorian terrestrial 12-inch table globe by Malby's, dating from the third quarter of the 19th century.
This globe is sold on the understanding its needs full conservat...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Leather Bag with Carry Handles
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Small vintage leather Gladstone style bag
A tan leather square mouth small 'Gladstone' bag with brown linen interior with a side pocket. The...
Category
1950s English Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Leather
Antique Victorian Betjemann
s Porcelain Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
By Betjemanns
Sons
Located in London, GB
This is a high quality antique Victorian coromandel porcelain inset adjustable book slide, by Betjemann's, 19th century and circa 1870 in date.
It is made of stunnning coromandel and features a pair of oval gilt brass mounts enclosing porcelain reserves of seated cherubs, and it is wonderfully decorated with stupendous ormolu mounts decorated with rope detail.
This amazing book slide bears the engraved brass plaque.
FIELD late STOCKEN
53 Regent Street
It was made by the renowned maker of patented mechanisms, Betjemann's of Pentonville Road, London, and bears their engraved plaque name and patent number 5329.
It is a delightful object which will display your favourite books beautifully.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique items, the pieces shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the slide displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 5.5 x Width 41 x Depth 18 - Closed
Height 20 x Width 67 x Depth 18 - Open
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 7 inches - Closed
Height 8 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x Depth 7 inches - Open
Betjemann & Sons
From 1859, based at 36-40 Pentonville Road, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new heights. They specialised in designs for operating the way that different compartments in vanity boxes opened and also the sprung system for book slides.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
Giovanni...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Vintage Decorative Bookends, Italian, Marble, Book Rest, Classical, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative bookends. An Italian, marble book rest in classical taste, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940.
Fascinating decorative bookends with a str...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco England - Home Accents
Materials
Marble
FINE MID 17TH CENTURY GERMAN WROUGHT IRON SAFE CHEST TRUNK WiTH ORIGINAL KEY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, mid 17th century German Wrought Iron painted safe chest with the original key
Please note t...
Category
17th Century German Charles II Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Carved Upholstered Dressing Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Carved Upholstered Dressing Screen
This is a lovely 3 fold screen, the screen is an unusual design with graduated shaped glass panels rising in height, the lower parts ...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pole Screen, English, Embroidered Fire Panel, Reflector, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pole screen. An English, rosewood and glass embroidered fireside heat reflector, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840. A beautiful example showcasing f...
Category
1840s British Early Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
19th Century Stunning Quality Three Panel Folding Screen
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality 19th century mahogany folding three panel dressing screen or room divider, featuring lovely mahogany panels below and astragal openings to the top part. Three mahogany wooden panels on triple swing hinges. The triple swing hinges allow the panels to swing both ways offering more adjustability. In very good condition. Great quality. A good piece of 19th century english antique furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
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 England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Brown English Leather
Oak Box
Located in London, GB
Hand cut, hand-stitched and riveted from the very finest English heavy bridle leather. Solid English oak with burr copper rivet base. The box is hand saddle stitched in the tradition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern England - Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Oak
$1,638 / item
IMPORTANT MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE 1680 TO 1720 GERMAN SiLVER SAFE STRONGBOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, Museum Quality German safe circa 1680-1720 attributed to Johann Gottlied Dittman and Sigmund Gatchen
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price
Where to begin, if you are looking at this listing then the chances are you know something about antique safes, if you do, then you will recognise just how rare this piece is, I have in all my online research only found one other that was in a terrible condition, it sold in the Sotheby’s Carlton Towers sale on the 4th November 2009, the sale price was £73,250 plus commission which at the time was 30% making the final sale amount £95,225 This example was missing the original key, all the silver finish had polished off and it was rusty, mine by comparison is in absolutely sublime order throughout
The original key is present, it operates the exceptionally heavy top lock which has 22 separate locks, each lock works independently so if a thief tried to force one open, it would have no affect on the remaining 21 locks
The front of the safe depicts a bird possibly an eagle, the top has a medieval locking plate cover which splits down the middle to reveal the entrance to the lock, it looks similar to a fleur de lis, it springs closed when the key is removed and has its own lock, it has a secret to unlock it, if you don’t know it, you can never fit the key. The sides have oversized handles as they need to be, the safe must weight in excess of 100kgs, the rear has a similar medieval crest
The finish is sublime, truly exquisite, this is a work of art and will be the centre piece and pride of any collection, I have absolutely no desire to sell it whatsoever, if it stays in my collection forever so be it, I will never have the chance to own such a piece again and it is an absolute pleasure to see it each day
For a similar strong box signed to the interior by Dittman and Gatchen and worthy of comparison see a very fine example from The Alphonse de Rothschild Collection which was sold on the 26th of March 1973 at the De Rede sale in Monaco as lot 167. The Rothschild box...
Category
1680s Charles II Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Postmodern folding aluminium screen / room divider on castors
Located in London, GB
Special commission for an ethnographic antique dealership in Munich, this aluminium folding screen / room divider was designed and made in collaboration by Wildgruber (Architect) & H...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern England - Home Accents
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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 England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Louis Vuitton LV Monogram
Fly-el
Suitcase, circa 1985
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
Louis Vuitton large ‘Fly-el’ suitcase in LV monogram pattern coated canvas with edges trimmed in lozine, a layered leather flat handle and unpolished brass fittings.
Securing the li...
Category
1980s French Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Antique Casablanca Travel Trunk, African, Leather, Portmanteau Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Casablanca travel trunk. A North African, leather portmanteau case dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A charming and tactile example, rich in colour and d...
Category
Early 20th Century North African Edwardian England - Home Accents
Materials
Tin
Tellus Globe, Prussian Blue and Sycamore
Located in London, GB
This striking piece features a 50cm diameter globe elevated on a sycamore dusk veneered stand with caps, brace detailing and a highly polished base in aluminium brass. The globe rest...
Category
2010s British England - Home Accents
Materials
Aluminum
$80,564 / item
Large George III Antique Mahogany Cellarette/Wine Cooler
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large George III antique mahogany cellarette/wine cooler having a splendid quality mahogany lift up top with a moulded edge opening to reve...
Category
Early 1800s European George III Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Other
Antique Indian 18th Century Hand Carved
Painted Coffer Linen Trunk or Chest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1780 hand carved and painted Indian linen trunk or c...
Category
1780s Indian George III Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Hardwood
Large Vintage Faux Leather Studded Travel Trunk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Vintage Faux Leather Studded Travel Trunk
A very useful strong and decorative travel trunk, it has carrying handles, on each end, the locks are all present but we do not have ...
Category
1920s Steampunk Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
19th Century
Pierrot
Four-Fold Screen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A highly and unusual and unique French 19th Century four-fold screen telling the story of Pierrot's unrequited love for Columbine who as usual breaks his heart and runs off with Harl...
Category
1890s Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
Salvino Marsura Scala Multioso from Treviso Italy, 2000s
By Salvino Marsura
Located in London, GB
A step ladder with a flourish of the Art Nouveau. Arched, bisecting stems carry a sense of the whimsical; a sculptural, poetic take to a typically utilitarian home object.
The piec...
Category
Early 2000s Italian England - Home Accents
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Pair of Decorative Bookends, English, Walnut, Gordon Russell, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage pair of decorative bookends. An English, walnut book rest by Gordon Russell Limited, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
A dashing bookend set, with ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century British England - Home Accents
Materials
Walnut
Liberty and Co. A small trunk with copper panels in the style of C R Mackintosh.
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the Glasgow Style. A small trunk or toybox with floral copper panels to the front and sides that are in the style of C R Mackintosh.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Mahogany
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 England - Home Accents
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cedar
Upholstered 4 Fold Screen, Room Divider This as a tall useful piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Upholstered 4 Fold Screen, Room Divider
This as a tall useful piece in good condition with only minor fading to one side, otherwise both sides of the screen are the same
The screen ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Linen
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 French Other England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Victorian Canvas Dome Top Traveling Trunk
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Victorian canvas dome top traveling trunk
This trunk has a wooden carcass, and it is covered with black canvas oil cloth, it has Oak banding over the top, front and back with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Canvas
Green half Geode Resembling Murano Glass Crystal Rock Mineral Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
This beautiful end cut of a geode resembles a piece of Murano glass. Greenish colours, punctuated by cut stalactite "eyes" blur into orange areas and create a wonderful aesthetic. A ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Organic Modern Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Spiral Library Steps
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Two matching (one right hand, one left hand), fine Georgian design spiral design library steps with turned hand pole support, column decoration and inset leather treads.
We are curr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency England - Home Accents
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,233 / set
Japanese Decorated Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Japanese Decorated Lacquer and Painted Folding Screen
This impressive screen has four superbly decorated panels with a montage of Geisha, Japanese Garden and Animals all made from ...
Category
1930s Japonisme Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquered and Gouged Walnut Room Divider Screen
Located in Watford, GB
Our lacquered and gouged walnut room divider is carefully crafted by British artisans. Like rippling water, it is the perfect focal point in a variety of settings.
Dimensions: W 16...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco England - Home Accents
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
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 French Edwardian Vintage England - Home Accents
Materials
Brass
Antique 1880 Original Paint Romanian Blanket Chest Coffer Trunk Church Painting
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, circa 1880 hand painted Romanian clothes trunk or marriage coffer chest depicting a large Church to the front.
I have recently purchased a very large collection of these original, antique painted wardrobes...
Category
1880s European High Victorian Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Pine
Regency Lane’s Pocket Globe, Dated 1818
By Lane
s
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A 3 ½ inch Regency Lane’s pocket globe, dated 1818, the terrestrial globe with the seas in light green and the land masses outlined in darker green, contained within a hinged black shagreen case, the concave interior of the case applied with the engraved celestial charts...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique England - Home Accents
Materials
Wood
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...
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