Antique Cabin Trunk, circa 1900

About A World War 2 era Army military trunk with original stenciled graphics on top, label and hinged lid. Army green with black and brick red stencil. ...

About An all leather handmade carrying case from Mexico with incised leather on both sides and intact leather strap. The leather strap is woven throug...

About: A pair of original bronze plated bookends with original felt on the bottom. Both bookends are in good condition and have retained their finish and have the appropriate pati...

About A distressed leather suitcase with leather handle, fabric interior and brass locks. Key is missing. Creator: Unknown. Date of manufacture: circa 1940. Materials and technique...

About A vintage pair of bronze plated Irish Setter bookends with original felt. Creator New Art. Date of manufacture circa 1940s. Materials and ...

About A pair of original bronze-plated bookends with original felt on the bottom. Stamped "PMC" Philadelphia Metal Co. Both bookends are in good condition and have retained their ...

A well proportioned natural leather covered Louis Vuitton cabin trunk that has built up an attractive patina with age. Has original leather handles & brass fittings and has its original interior in-tact (including the original tray); Circa 1930. One of the original handle supports is a newly made replacement of the original, that was beyond repair. Provenance: From the collection of Anouska Hempel, noted interior designer, hotelier and taste maker. Dimensions: 91 cm/35⅞ inches (length) x 52 cm/20½ inches (depth) x 34.5 cm/13⅝ inches (height). About Louis Vuitton From humble beginnings, Louis Vuitton laid the foundations for a luggage enterprise serving the upper echelons of 19th-century society. His son, Georges, expanded on his father’s work throughout the 20th century. Louis Vuitton was born on 4 August 1821 in Anchay, a rural village in Eastern France. His father, Xavier Vuitton, was a farmer, his mother, Coronne Gaillard, a milliner. In 1835, aged 13, Vuitton left Anchay on foot for his two-year journey to Paris. He found work as a layetier – a maker of wooden boxes and cases for transporting travelers’ possessions – and was selected as the personal layetier to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, a Spanish Countess and wife of Napoleon III. In 1854, at 4 Rue Neuve de Capucines, Paris, Vuitton launched his enterprise, gaining recognition among Parisian nobility. A second Parisian store opened at 1, Rue Scribe, after the 1871 Siege of Paris. Striped “Rayée” canvas and the first Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk arrived in the 1870s, expanding abroad to 289 Oxford Street, London, and introducing the Damier canvas in the 1880s. Louis Vuitton passed...

A wonderful brass bound Louis Vuitton LV monogram cabin trunk that is taller than usual and would be perfect as a coffee table. Comes complete with its original interior and tray. Th...

This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...

Beautiful decorative cabin trunk from the 1930s. These were often used as a wardrobe on intercontinental crossings. The idea was that you left the clothes in the suitcase. Interior i...

A splendid shoe trunk by Goyard with chevron pattern canvas covering, leather handles & trim, and polished brass fittings; circa 1900. The interior has the ...

Fitted Steamer Trunk Cabin Wardrobe, A Superb piece of history dating back to the time when your luggage would be taken to your cabin. This is a small overnight version, it is in...