A TRUNK IN STRIPED CANVAS
Lot 285

A TRUNK IN STRIPED CANVAS

LOUIS VUITTON, CIRCA 1870-1890

Closed29 January 2013

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A TRUNK IN STRIPED CANVAS
LOUIS VUITTON, CIRCA 1870-1890
Bound in black metal, with two metal handles and the monogram 'DO' to either end, the interior lined in red and cream striped paper, with fittings for one removable tray, the lid studded with pink ribbon taping
30 x 17 x 17 in. (76 x 43 x 43 cm.)
The interior label inscribed 'CI DEVANT RUE NEUVE DES CAPUCINES, 3, 1. RUE SCRIBE, 1, ANCIENNE SELLERIE DU JOCKEY CLUB, FABRIQUE À ASNIERES RUE DU CONGRES, 14, SEINE, LOUIS VUITTON EMBALLEUR, BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. EMBALLE AVE SÛRETÉ LES OBJECTS LES PLUS FRAGILES, SPÉCIALITÉ POUR LES EMBALLAGES DE MONDES, PARIS, EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1867 MÉDAILLES D'ARGENT & DE BRONZE, EXPOSITION DU HÂVRE 1868 MÉDAILLES D'ARGENT & DE BRONZE' and numbered '1448-78'