Gucci Bamboo Handle Python Two-Way Hobo Bag 001-1014, Black, Tom Ford Era Vintage
Gucci Bamboo Handle Python Two-Way Hobo Bag 001-1014, Black, Tom Ford Era Vintage
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Condition report
Very Good7.5 / 10
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- As Found
Florence, with teeth
The bamboo handle is Gucci at its most courteous, and python is Gucci at its most nocturnal. Put together in soft black, the bag belongs to the years when the house learned to be dangerous again.
Best for: Collectors of Tom Ford era Gucci and exotic-skin evening bags
Condition notes
Hardware dulling, fold creases to body and strap, faint interior marks, lifted scales and rubbing in places.
Previous keeper grade A (used).
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A slouching black python hobo from Gucci, carried by two curved bamboo handles or by a broad python shoulder strap. Reference 001-1014, described as dating from the Tom Ford era of the house.
The Piece
The bamboo handle is the oldest signature Gucci owns, first bent over a flame in Florence in 1947. Here it meets whole python, dyed a deep black so the scales read as texture before pattern. The body is cut soft and unstructured, folding in on itself when set down and rounding into a bucket when carried.
The honey-toned handles sit in the hand for evening, while the wide strap takes the weight on the shoulder by day. A magnetic snap closes the mouth, and the black leather interior holds one zipped pocket.
Details
- Maker: Gucci
- Era: Described as Tom Ford era
- Reference: 001-1014
- Style: Two-way hobo, bamboo handles
- Material: Python skin, bamboo, leather interior
- Colour: Black
- Body: About 27 x 22 to 29 x 27 cm (10.6 x 8.7 to 11.4 x 10.6 in)
- Handle: About 27 cm (10.6 in)
- Shoulder strap: About 79 cm (31.1 in)
- Accompanied by: Dust bag, with marks
Sizes are approximate; please allow a margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- A carried bag in good vintage order.
- Dulled hardware, fold creases to body and strap, and faint interior marks.
- Lifted scales and rubbing in places, natural to python of this age.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch, and offered as an authentic Gucci piece. Keep python away from water and heat, store it filled in its dust bag, and wipe along the scales with a soft dry cloth.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand and shipped insured and tracked by express service. Python is a protected skin, so delivery abroad depends on export paperwork; please write to the Desk before you buy. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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