LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK.1930s; purchased Arthur Gilmore Inc., 18 East 52nd Street, New York, NY; faded serial number. Covered in trademark brown leather with LV monogram. The original hardware marked with New Bond Street, London and Champs Élysées, Paris addresses. Single compartment interior. The surface with numerous international travel labels. The whole on wheels. - 13 in. x 39 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. Estimate $2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE: Washington, DC socialite Nancy Newbold Legendre née Seckendorff Newbold. Used on occasions of international travel as a teenager with her parents and later on her honeymoon.
One leather strap handle has come off the side but the piece is available. The interior with light scattered stains; faint musty odor. The exterior, including the metal/wood/leather mounts with losses and partial stickers throughout associated with rigorous travel.
