Louis Vuitton × Dan Carter Ballon Rugby Ball R98745, Monogram Eclipse
Louis Vuitton × Dan Carter Ballon Rugby Ball R98745, Monogram Eclipse
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The Louis Vuitton rugby ball made with All Blacks great Dan Carter, in Monogram Eclipse canvas and black leather, with its carrying harness, stand and box, unused.
The Piece
Louis Vuitton has dressed trunks, trophies and travel cases for more than a century, but a rugby ball is something else: an object built for the hand, the pass and the kick. Made in collaboration with Dan Carter, one of the finest fly-halves the game has known, it is wrapped in Monogram Eclipse canvas, the graphite and black version of the house pattern, with black leather lacing and a patch carrying his signature motif.
It arrives as a complete set. A black leather harness lets it be carried by hand, and a round display stand in matching canvas, with four leather feet, keeps it upright on a shelf. Heat stamps inside read Louis Vuitton Paris, made in France, beside a Dan Carter stamp. Kept in its box in a wardrobe since purchase, it has never been played with.
Details
- Maker: Louis Vuitton
- Collaboration: Dan Carter
- Model: Ballon Rugby
- Model code: R98745
- Measurements: Width approx. 18 cm (7.1 in) · length approx. 30 cm (11.8 in)
- Material: Monogram Eclipse coated canvas, calf leather
- Colour: Black and grey
- Made in: France
- Included: Carrying harness, display stand, outer box, two dust bags, booklet, ribbon
- Box: Outer box shows some wear
Condition
- New and unused, rated S.
- The outer box shows some wear; the ball, harness and stand are as new. See the photographs.
Condition grade S (new, unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Canvas, stamps, leather and construction are examined and documented in Japan before dispatch. Keep the ball dry and display it on its stand away from direct sunlight.
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. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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