Purchase, Sale and Restoration of Antiques Trunks and Travel Goods

The taxonomy

  1. THE ANGLES

    Three-sided brass shoe for flat trunks

  2. THE LOCK

    Polished brass lock with spring hasp

  3. THE EDGES

    Leather finish: threaded and studded leather edges

  4. THE EDGES

    Edge slats in bevelled edge

  5. THE CANVAS

    Reversible Louis Vuitton striped linen canvas

  6. THE SQUARES

    Oval headband brackets in gilded brass

  1. THE « CRAPAUD »

    Cast brass crapaud/grenouilles

  2. BRASS DICES

    Brass lashing dice, automotive fasteners

  3. HEELERS

    Moynat leather heel piece with notches for car bonnet straps

  4. WOODEN ROD

    Copper bottom strip

  1. THE CAPITON

    Padded interior for storing photos or pins

  2. THE COLLARS

    Space to store shirt collars

  3. THE HAT

    Storage space for a man's top hat

  4. THE EDGES

    Moorish finish: studded metal borders

  5. THE CANVAS

    Louis Vuitton jacquard monogram canvas

  1. BANNER

    Metal frame that protects the different parts of the trunk (cover and tank)

  2. THE HANDLE

    « Elephant » leather handles, shaped to fit the wearer's hand

  3. THE LABELS

    Railway transport labels, completed by station staff

  4. THE INITIALS

    Original owner's initials painted on the trunk