Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malle Courrier mail trunk in brown monogram canvas Collector Square Ref: 36 45 71
Condition : Good
Collection : Malle
Model : Malle Courrier
Gender : Ladies, Men
Period : 1900's
Color : Brown, Monogram
Material : Canvas
Length : 90 cm
Height : 58 cm
Width : 53 cm
Category : Trunk
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Rare Louis Vuitton Malle Courrier mail trunk in brown monogram canvas, hardware in brass, double handle in blackened metal allowing the bag to be worn in the hand.
- Brass three fasteners on flap.
- Lining in beige canvas with stripes, quilted lid.
- Lettering M.O de chaque côté de la malle.
Signature: "Louis Vuitton".
Good condition: very nice item, patina inside, signs of wear inside and outside.
Rare Louis Vuitton Malle Courrier mail trunk in brown monogram canvas, hardware in brass, double handle in blackened metal allowing the bag to be worn in the hand.
- Brass three fasteners on flap.
- Lining in beige canvas with stripes, quilted lid.
- Lettering M.O de chaque côté de la malle.
Signature: "Louis Vuitton".
Good condition: very nice item, patina inside, signs of wear inside and outside.
It was in 1896, four years after Louis Vuitton's death, that his son George first drew the famous monogrammed motif. This new monogram was originally applied on a jacquard woven canvas. A coating that was complicated to produce and handle when covering trunks, it offered a particularly neat and elegant pattern. It was finally removed from the catalogue in 1904, for a stencil-coated canvas that was simpler to produce. This very fragile canvas, used for only eight years, is today extremely difficult to find in good condition and probably the most emblematic of the Louis Vuitton brand.
It was in 1896, four years after Louis Vuitton's death, that his son George first drew the famous monogrammed motif. This new monogram was originally applied on a jacquard woven canvas. A coating that was complicated to produce and handle when covering trunks, it offered a particularly neat and elegant pattern. It was finally removed from the catalogue in 1904, for a stencil-coated canvas that was simpler to produce. This very fragile canvas, used for only eight years, is today extremely difficult to find in good condition and probably the most emblematic of the Louis Vuitton brand.