The Legendary Trunks: A European Private Collection Sale totals $2.5M
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The Legendary Trunks: A European Private Collection Sale totals $2.5M
The sale totaled €2.4 million, setting a world record for a collection of Louis Vuitton trunks. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024.



PARIS.- Christie's presented from June 19 to July 3, 2024, the online auction of the largest private collection of Louis Vuitton trunks ever offered, titled Legendary Trunks: A European Private Collection. Assembled by a passionate collector, this collection of nearly 100 iconic models from a particular era or style constitutes a true anthology of Louis Vuitton trunks.

The sale totaled €2.4 million | $2.5 million, surpassing its initial estimate of €1.1 to €1.6 million, thus doubling its high estimate. Marked by significant international participation, the sale included 27% new buyers. The highlight of the sale, a rare 1925 copper explorer's wardrobe trunk, was sold for €189,000.

Among the most remarkable pieces of the sale, which greatly exceeded their high estimates, are:

• A Monogram canvas Library Trunk, designed in the style of the trunk created in 1927 by Gaston-Louis Vuitton for Ernest Hemingway. This trunk fetched €88,200, eight times its high estimate. (Estimate: €8,000 – 10,000)

• A red Vuittonite canvas trunk from the collection of French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn reached €94,500, more than three times its high estimate. (Estimate: €20,000 – 30,000)

• A Monogram canvas Courier 110 Trunk, once owned by industrialist John Moffat from the 1930s, soared to €81,900, eight times its high estimate. (Estimate: €8,000 – 10,000)

• A rare, black wooden explorator's camp bed trunk, a true example of an object designed to meet the travel needs of its time, reached €69,300. (Estimate: €8,000 – 10,000)

"The sale totaled €2.4 million, setting a world record for a collection of Louis Vuitton trunks. Presenting the largest private collection of trunks ever offered, achieving 217% of the low estimate, it is a resounding success confirming collectors' attraction to this category. We are delighted with these exceptional results." Lucile Andreani, EMEA Director of the Handbags & Accessories department at Christie’s.










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