Louis Vuitton Monogram Wardrobe Dresser Trunk, Circa 1930, France, Vertical Travel Cabinet with Four Drawers

Why unpack into a hotel dresser when the dresser can travel with you? This interwar Monogram trunk opens onto a removable tray and four graduated drawers, a portable chest that still works as furniture today, its canvas and leather darkened by decades of genuine journeys.

The Piece

This vertical Monogram wardrobe trunk dates to around 1930, an era when luxury travel required far more than a suitcase. Rather than a single open chamber, it opens to a sequence of fitted compartments: an upper removable tray, three large drawers and a shallower lower drawer within a structured cabinet interior. Clothing and personal belongings could be separated drawer by drawer instead of stacked inside a conventional trunk, so the piece reads less as a hanging-rail wardrobe trunk than as a traveling chest of drawers inside a Louis Vuitton body.

The exterior is wrapped in brown Monogram canvas, its LV initials, quatrefoils and floral devices deepened with age. Vertical bands of warm brown leather run across the body, reinforcing the structure while dividing the Monogram field into strong architectural sections, and substantial metal hardware (multiple latches, hinges, protective fittings and fasteners) gives the trunk a distinctly industrial character. Early Vuitton trunks were not fragile accessories; they were machines for travel.

At about 81 cm high it is substantial enough to serve as sculptural furniture, rising to around 113 cm when fully opened. Left open in an interior, the drawers stay accessible and visually engaging, suited to a dressing room, a fashion archive, a boutique or a collector's cabinet.

Details

• Maker: Louis Vuitton
• Model: Vertical wardrobe dresser trunk
• Era: Circa 1930
• Origin: France
• Material: Monogram canvas; leather reinforcing bands; metal latches, hinges and fittings; renewed interior lining
• Color: Brown Monogram with brown leather
• Measurements: Exterior height 81 cm (31.9 in) · width 64.5 cm (25.4 in) · depth 39.5 cm (15.6 in) · height fully opened approx. 113 cm (44.5 in)
• Interior fittings: Upper tray: height 4 cm · width 54.5 cm · depth 30 cm. Three main drawers, each: interior height 15 cm · width 57 cm · depth 33.5 cm. Lower drawer: interior height 11.5 cm · width 57 cm · depth 33.5 cm
• Key: Original key not present

Condition

• Antique condition with visible age throughout; the trunk keeps exceptional decorative presence.
• Surface wear, scratches, marks and staining, areas of fading and wear to the leather components.
• Patina and oxidation to the metal fittings, with small dents and deformation to the hardware.
• Interior aging and traces of a historic seal or label; the interior lining was renewed at some point in the trunk's history.
• The original key is not present.
• Care should favor structural stability, gentle cleaning, conservation of the leather and preservation of the historic hardware rather than refinishing.

Authenticity & Care

Monogram canvas, leather band configuration, hardware and rivet typology, latch construction and the drawer architecture are consistent with a Louis Vuitton wardrobe trunk of around 1930; the renewed lining is a later alteration. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.

Delivery from Japan

Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our published policy.

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