Lot 221

Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Steamer Trunk

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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France, circa 1920s, monogram canvas, cowhide handle, and brass handle, interior with wooden hangers, and four pullout compartments/drawers, exterior with painted "Phillips", scattered travel labels, 40 1/2 x 22 x 13 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Biltmore Forest, North Carolina

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Private Collection, Biltmore Forest, North Carolina

notable scratches, surface accretion, and small losses commensurate with age and significant travel use, interior with some tears, staining, and lifting to lining, notably at edges, bottom compartment with torn right leather strap, staining and toning to interior fabric, surface dirt and accretion, rubbing and wear to leather throughout, discoloration, verdigris, dents, and pitting to metal elements, tear to leather handle holder at bottom (or right side) handle