1900's All Leather Louis Vuitton Trunk, Vuitton Steamer Trunk 90cm
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful Louis Vuitton trunk is very unusual by its dimensions and also due to the fact it is all leather. This Louis Vuitton trunk, showcasing the brand’s exceptional early cr...
Brass
1900s Louis Vuitton Antique Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
For sale a very rare Louis Vuitton trunk, with air tight closing lid, waterproof and with the rarest LV lock as seen on the photos. Completely unrestored. Believed to be one of...
Brass
Louis Vuitton Wowen Canvas Cabin Trunk 1900's
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
Louis Vuitton Wowen canvas cabin trunk to fabric (first monogramée canvas) Lock and clasps in solid brass. Nails marked Louis Vuitton metal handles Original inside ...
Unavailable
H 21.66 in D 22.05 in L 39.77 in
Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Steamer Trunk, Circa 1900's / Malle courrier damier
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Steamer Trunk, Circa 1900's Damier "yellow" period 19th. First kind of canvas of the series , before the other one . 1 original tray Métal Bor...
1900s Louis Vuitton Monogram Shoe Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
The 1900s Louis Vuitton Monogram Shoe Trunk is a stunning testament to an era when travel and luxury intertwined seamlessly. This exquisite piece embodies the essence of meticulous c...
1900s Louis Vuitton Monogram Shoe Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
The 1900s Louis Vuitton Monogram Shoe Trunk is a stunning testament to an era when travel and luxury intertwined seamlessly. This exquisite piece embodies the essence of meticulous c...
1900s Extra Large Louis Vuitton Trunk, Malle Vuitton Courrier
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This is an unusual extra large Louis Vuitton courrier trunk featuring woven monogram canvas, leather trim, solid brass Louis Vuitton stamped locks, studs and side handles. Very uniqu...
Brass
Louis Vuitton Monogram Extra Large Courier Steamer Trunk, 1906
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This impressive steamer trunk was crafted by Louis Vuitton, most likely in the early 1900s. Made from stenciled monogram canvas, this piece is substantial in size and measures 43.5i...
Sold
H 15 in W 26 in D 7.5 in
Vintage Leather Luggage Suitcase by Crouch & Fitzgerald, circa 1900s/ 1940s
By Crouch & Fitzgerald, Louis Vuitton
Located in New York, NY
Vintage leather suitcase by noted American maker Crouch & Fitzgerald. The suitcase is in good, estate condition, it shows some signs of age and use, notable significant wear at two c...
Leather
Sold
H 18.5 in W 40 in D 19 in
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas "Gentleman's Ideale" Trunk, Circa early 1900's
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas "Gentleman's Ideale" Trunk, Circa early 1900's; Price: $19,400.
Brass
Antique Louis Vuitton Cabin trunk coffee table early 1900s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Houston, TX
Great turn of the century antique Louis Vuitton cabin trunk with custom steel base which makes it a perfect coffee table. This is the very early hand woven linen monogram Louis Vuit...
Louis Vuitton Briefcase circa 1900s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a briefcase by Louis Vuitton c. 1900s. It features leather trim and handle, two metal clasp closures and key. The inside is lined in linen and the exterior features the clas...
Louis Vuitton Women's Canvas Cabin Trunk, 1900s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
Louis Vuitton Women's canvas cabin trunk to fabric (first monogramée canvas) Lock and clasps in solid brass. Nails marked Louis Vuitton metal handles Original inside ...
Louis Vuitton Cabin Damier Trunk 1900s / Malle cabine
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
Louis Vuitton Cabin Damier Trunk 1900's - Finish in 1st choice, borders leather, brass handles. - Chassis original interior. This trunk is in perfect original condition ...
Louis Vuitton Red or Coated Canvas Trunk for Car, 1900s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Haguenau, FR
Louis Vuitton red car trunk Louis Vuitton automobile trunk Brass lock brass and leather handle Very unusual in red and rare. We find them in general in black the sides ...
Brass
1900s Louis Vuitton Wooden Tool Box
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
For sale a rare wooden tool box by Louis Vuitton made in 1900s. Unusual design and shape, a rare find in very good condition.
Brass, Steel
Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Steamer Trunk, circa 1900s
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Louis Vuitton Damier canvas steamer trunk, circa 1900s; Dimensions: 40" length x 27" height x 23" depth, 60 pounds. Description: This authentic Louis Vuitton steamer trunk, circa ...
Brass
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$115,678
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Early 20th-Century French Travel Trunk with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb example of early 20th-century French travel craftsmanship, this handsome black leather-clad trunk features a robust wooden structure reinforced with brass and iron hardware....
Brass, Iron
$76,960
H 44.89 in W 25.6 in D 22.45 in
Large Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk , Louis Vuitton Trunk, Vuitton Steamer Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This impressive Louis Vuitton wardrobe features monogramm canvas, lozine trim, LV stamped solid brass lock and studs as well as solid brass corners.It is a big Louis Vuitton tank as ...
Brass
Wardrobe Louis Vuitton Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in palm beach, FL
In 1870’s, the Wardrobe trunk became the ultimate symbol of Parisian chic for outfits and accessories. Since, it undergoes a constant evolution to keep pace with the exigences of mod...
Brass
1886 Louis Vuitton Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Rochester, NY
A late-Victorian, early Belle Époque Louis Vuitton steamer trunk — a true piece of luxury travel history. Type: Steamer Trunk (flat-top travel trunk) • Period: Circa 1898–1902 • Wo...
Brass, Steel
$68,500
H 56.25 in W 25 in D 21.75 in
Louis Vuitton, Large Steamer Trunk, Monogram Canvas, Leather, Special Order
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis Vuitton, Large Steamer Trunk or Wardrobe Case, Monogram Canvas, Leather, Special Order Model number m12010 with a wait time of two years. We are pleased to offer one of two sp...
Brass
$34,016
H 22.45 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Monogram Canvas, Made In France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An early-20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk. An absolutely essential item for elite travellers of its time, the trunk is adorned in the iconic LV monogrammed canvas, accented by lozine...
Brass
$89,814
H 35.44 in W 22.45 in D 20.48 in
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton 'Malle Secretaire' Desk Trunk In Monogram Canvas
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
One of the rarest and most desirable trunks ever produced by Louis Vuitton, the malle secretaire (or desk trunk) represents the pinnacle of functional luxury travel. This exceptional...
Leather, Canvas
$36,148
H 20.87 in W 34.26 in D 19.69 in
Louis Vuitton Courrier Trunk in Damier Canvas 90 cm, Vuitton Steamer Trunk
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Vuitton trunk is one of the rarer Louis Vuitton trunks to be offered currently. Indeed , it features the world famous and sought after damier (checkerboard) canvas. Dating to 18...
Brass
$23,128
H 21.26 in W 24.02 in D 18.9 in
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb example of an early 20th-century Louis Vuitton hat trunk, finished in the world-famous LV monogram canvas. Complete with all its original interior trays, this unusually prop...
Metal
$23,969
H 22.05 in W 34.26 in D 19.69 in
Antique 20thC Louis Vuitton Courier Trunk In Natural Cow Hide, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very rare Louis Vuitton courier trunk covered in leather. Dating to the very early part of the 20th century, covered not in the world famous (but more common) monogram canvas but i...
Brass
$20,815
H 27.96 in W 43.71 in D 24.41 in
20th Century Louis Vuitton Malle Haute Trunk Orange "Vuittonite" Canvas, c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very rare Louis Vuitton “high trunk” trunk (from French “Malle Haute”), circa 1900's, features orange “Vuittonite“ canvas, all brass hardware, and leather trims. It is rare to find...
Brass
$36,738
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 23.63 in
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite Louis Vuitton trunk dating from the early 20th century. This example represents the tallest of the standard sizes, standing at 70 centimetres in height, with any taller ...
Brass
$35,377
H 27.56 in W 36.23 in D 23.63 in
20th Century Louis Vuitton "Malle Haute" Trunk In Monogram Canvas, France c.1920
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An exquisite early 20th Century “malle haute“ (tall trunk) by Louis Vuitton. Covered in the world famous LV monogrammed canvas, with its leather trim and brass fittings, it would hav...
Brass
$28,572
H 25.2 in W 25.99 in D 24.81 in
Antique 20th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1900
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his now famous brand apart from the imitators ...
Fabric, Canvas, Cedar
The story behind iconic luxury brand Louis Vuitton — best known for its esteemed handbags, crossbody bags, leather goods, ready-to-wear clothing and more — is one of craft and innovation in the worlds of fashion, jewelry and furniture.
The company’s modest origins can be traced back to when its founder, Louis Vuitton (1821–92), wishing to free himself from the conventional lifestyle in his provincial French city of Anchay as well as a difficult stepmother, left in the early 1830s to make a new life in Paris. The young Vuitton was 13 at the time and would need to travel on foot to get to the capital, which was hundreds of miles away. With stops along the way to make money so that he could forge ahead, the journey took a couple of years, but reward was close at hand.
When he arrived in Paris, Vuitton made a living with his hands. He toiled as a box maker and packer for more than a decade and built relationships with royals and members of the upper class while working for the empress of France, Eugenie de Montijo. In 1854, Vuitton launched his namesake company. The craftsman opened a humble workshop on rue Neuve des Capucines and advertised his services with a small poster that read: “Securely packs the most fragile objects. Specializing in packing fashions.”
Long before his brand would become known globally for its exemplary top-handle bags and stylish totes, Vuitton produced stackable and rectangular trunks. The most common trunks of the era were round, which weren’t ideal for toting and storing. In 1858, Vuitton debuted his lightweight, handcrafted canvas trunks, which were sturdy, rugged and equipped with convenient compartments. Travel’s popularity broadened in the late 19th century, and Vuitton’s trunks could easily be packed into train cars and ships — upright trunks meant hanging wardrobe storage that would allow his clients to transport their sophisticated garments without worry. Demand increased and the company grew. When Louis Vuitton died in 1892, control of the luxury house was passed onto his only son, Georges Vuitton.
In 1914, a Louis Vuitton store opened at 70 Champs-Élysées. The largest travel-goods store in the world at the time, it became the company’s flagship.
The Louis Vuitton brand embodies all the attributes of luxury, from the craftsmanship, exclusivity and relevance to heritage. It’s only appropriate that it boasts one of the most recognizable insignias — the imaginative interlocking of letters and fleurettes — in the fashion world. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted new line of travel trunks. It’s one of the earliest examples of fashion branding.
The LV monogram would soon appear on everything from bags and various fashion accessories to alligator-skin champagne cases, from stylish apparel and earrings to teddy bears and airplane models.
On 1stDibs, the unmistakable insignia can be found on both modern and vintage Louis Vuitton shoulder bags, suitcases, original 19th-century trunks, jackets and more.
Diamonds and sapphires still played a starring role, but less popular stones popped up too.
The Japanese artist is one of many creators with whom the French fashion house has partnered to impressive effect.
The late designer created an iridescent, irreverent take on the nearly century-old travel staple.
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The venerable brand has earned accolades (and gained new fans) for partnerships that meld fashion with art.
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