20th CENTURY EXTREMELY RARE LOUIS VUITTON HEMINGWAY TRUNK c.1935
Way back in 1927, American author Ernest Hemingway became the lucky owner of his own custom trunk designed by Gaston-Louis Vuitton. Hemingway’s library trunk was a mish mash of shelves and secret drawers, one can imagine that it was home to his own collection of books.
Reference Number: B5574
DESCRIPTION
Way back in 1927, American author Ernest Hemingway became the lucky owner of his own custom trunk designed by Gaston-Louis Vuitton. Hemingway’s library trunk was a mish mash of shelves and secret drawers, one can imagine that it was home to his own collection of books.
The trunk was out of scene for a long time till it was rediscovered in the basement of The Ritz in Paris, along with the long-lost manuscript of A Moveable Feast, Hemingway’s posthumous masterpiece.
Although this trunk wasn’t the one discovered in the basement of The Ritz it remains one of the rarest of Louis Vuitton trunks with only a small run ever produced. This one is in exceptionally good condition, all with original canvas, lozine trim, brass hardware and totally complete with drawers and and Underwood typewriter. A rare chance to own one of the most collectible period Louis Vuitton trunks in circulation.
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - wear as expected.
SIZE
Length: 62cm
Height: 48cm
Depth: 32cm
