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Louis Vuitton Antique Brown Leather Trunk 60 with Travel Stickers and Brass Hardware, France
Louis Vuitton Antique Brown Leather Trunk 60 with Travel Stickers and Brass Hardware, France
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A full-leather Louis Vuitton travel trunk that wears its history openly: layered travel stickers, deep patina and century-aged textures from the age of rail and ocean liner. Graded C for heavy use, it is offered for collectors who value unfiltered, unrestored vintage character.
The Piece
Crafted entirely in brown leather and aged into a deeply atmospheric state, this Louis Vuitton Trunk 60 comes from the Maison's early travel era. Its surface carries layered travel stickers, faded, peeling and fragmented, that form a collage of journeys taken long before modern travel. Full-leather Louis Vuitton trunks are less common than Monogram canvas examples, and the surviving stickers add provenance and storytelling value.
At approximately 60 cm wide, the trunk sits in the medium-to-large category of the house's travel cases, originally intended for personal belongings on long voyages by rail and ocean liner. Leather binding, reinforced corners and brass hardware define its construction. The marks of decades of real-world travel and storage, from scratches and discoloration to softened edges, are part of its authenticity as an antique object with narrative presence.
Long before handbags became icons, Louis Vuitton earned its reputation as a maker of luxury trunks, and this piece reflects that foundational period: handcrafted surfaces, reinforced structure, brass hardware and the patina of well-traveled history. Antique leather of this kind develops textures that cannot be replicated, and for decorators, collectors of heritage fashion, boutique stylists and vintage interior designers it defines a space with warmth and depth, as a display centerpiece or collector-grade historical luggage.
Details
- Maker: Louis Vuitton
- Model: Leather Trunk 60
- Origin: France
- Material: Full leather exterior; brass hardware
- Color: Brown
- Measurements: Approx. 60 cm width
- Included: Key
- Design: Leather-bound trunk with reinforced corners; surviving travel stickers
Condition
Japonista grade C · Collector or restoration grade; wear and faults are described in full.
- C rank (heavy use, antique aging): deep vintage character consistent with early Louis Vuitton leather trunks, in original, unrestored state.
- Exterior leather shows significant wear: deep scratches, stains, rubbing, discoloration, abrasions, softened edges, peeling and losses.
- Corners show metal rust, patina and color change; brass hardware shows oxidation, dullness, surface rust and corrosion.
- Handle heavily aged, with wear, dryness and discoloration.
- Interior shows staining, fabric discoloration, age fading and storage marks.
- Travel stickers are faded, peeling and fragmented.
Authenticity & Care
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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