18 | THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL SALE
38† ◊◊A FINE LOUIS VUITTON ‘MALLE ARMOIRE’
WARDROBE TRUNK, CIRCA 1920,
LV monogram pattern canvas case, with leather
handles and reinforced edging, LV branded
brass lock (numbered 063614), catches,
reinforced corners and brass riveted wooden
battens, with hinged upper lid and opening to
reveal orange ‘Vuittonite’ lined interior, the left
section fitted with pair of folding clothes rails
and 19 various wooden clothes hangers with
Louis Vuitton branding, beige cloth separator
curtain and wooden spring loaded retaining
bar, two canvas lattice wooden frames, and
a leather handled removable case to lower
section bearing Louis Vuitton leather patch to
lid and further leather patch to floor of base
with ink-stamped 6-digit number, the right
section with six drawers with riveted leather
pull-handles with Louis Vuitton branding, the
upper drawer with locking mechanism, offered
together with three correct keys, some general
wear to exterior and painted owner’s initials
‘M.E.T.’ to one door and lid, interior in good
general order, measuring 56 x 66 x 114cm,
believed to have been stored and unused since
a circa 1940 ‘final tour’ by the previous owner.
£15,000 - 18,
€17,000 - 21,37◊◊A RARE AND LARGE ‘MALLE COMMODE’
CABIN TRUNK BY AU DEPART OF PARIS,
CIRCA 1910,
wooden canvas-covered case repainted brown,
with brass sprung handles, locks, catches and
edge plates, with wooden battens and brown
leather edging and corners, maker’s plaque to
each end, the lid with quilted lining and maker’s
plaque, with removable fall-front opening to
reveal upper lift-out canvas tray, and five canvas
drawers with leather handles, each with canvas
straps to interior, with old repair and remains of
original maker’s label to inside of door, the case
measuring 91 x 58 x 65cm.
£2,000 - 2,
€2,300 - 2,373838