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Collapsible Top Hat

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat
Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat

Located in Dallas, TX

unique addition to a trunk or fashion accessory collection. A top hat (also called a high hat, a cylinder

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat
Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Hat Box with Original Top Hat

Located in Dallas, TX

formal fashion accessory. A collapsible variant of a top hat, developed in the 19th century, is known as

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

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Stunning Victorian English Leather Gentleman's Triple Top Hat Box, circa 1890
Stunning Victorian English Leather Gentleman's Triple Top Hat Box, circa 1890

Stunning Victorian English Leather Gentleman's Triple Top Hat Box, circa 1890

By Army & Navy CSL

Located in London, GB

regular top hats placed upside down, the space inside the lid for a collapsible top hat. In superb

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Antique 1890s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Leather AN & CSL Triple Hat Box with Travel Stamps, Satin Lined, 1880s
Antique Leather AN & CSL Triple Hat Box with Travel Stamps, Satin Lined, 1880s

Antique Leather AN & CSL Triple Hat Box with Travel Stamps, Satin Lined, 1880s

By Army & Navy CSL

Located in Vineyard Haven, MA

inside the lid for a collapsible top hat. The remnants of past travel stamps can be seen on the exterior

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather, Silk

Black Moray Silk Opera Hat
Black Moray Silk Opera Hat

Black Moray Silk Opera Hat

Located in Hanover, MA

Claque. Invented for convenience at the opera, collapsible top hats are still used as evening wear

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Vintage 1940s American More Furniture and Collectibles

East German Collapsible Silk Top Hat circa 1940-1950
East German Collapsible Silk Top Hat circa 1940-1950

East German Collapsible Silk Top Hat circa 1940-1950

Located in San Francisco, CA

About A collapsible silk top hat stamped "DPR" for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany

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Early 20th Century German Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silk, Wood

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Top Hat Box from Paris
Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Top Hat Box from Paris

Mid-19th Century French Oval Pigskin Leather Top Hat Box from Paris

Located in Dallas, TX

, it remains a formal fashion accessory. A collapsible variant of a top hat, developed in the 19th

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

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Located in Houston, TX

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19th Century Country English Victorian Oval Metal Hat Box

19th Century Country English Victorian Oval Metal Hat Box

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Weathered late 19th century country English hat box featuring an oval form. Crafted from metal with a golden painted finish having an aged patina. The victorian era box is topped wit...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Vintage Louis Vuitton Hat Box
Vintage Louis Vuitton Hat Box

Vintage Louis Vuitton Hat Box

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H 12 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in

Vintage Louis Vuitton Hat Box

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Louis Vuitton trunk / hat box. Has a silk interior with four corner pockets. Monogrammed on canvas with leather and brass hardware.

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Trunks and Luggage

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Antique Hat Box, English, Leather, Case, Silk Top Hat, Dunn, Regency, circa 1820
Antique Hat Box, English, Leather, Case, Silk Top Hat, Dunn, Regency, circa 1820

Antique Hat Box, English, Leather, Case, Silk Top Hat, Dunn, Regency, circa 1820

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique hat box. An English, leather hat case with silk top hat by Dunn, dating to the Regency period and later, circa 1820. Lovingly worn leather testament to many yea...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century, English Regency Leather Oval Hat Box
19th Century, English Regency Leather Oval Hat Box

19th Century, English Regency Leather Oval Hat Box

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rustic early 19th century English regency oval hat box with a carry handle. The box is crafted from leather and features European and Asian port of call stickers. Beautifully worn pa...

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Antique 19th Century English Regency Vases

Materials

Leather

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