Au Depart Leather Trunk

19th Century antique painted flat top trunk. The wrought iron handles on each side make it easy to carry and move about. The flat top makes this trunk ideal to serve as a small coffe...

Industrial stairs made of wood with great painted patina. Can be used as a library stair or would be a great display piece for a succulent collection or in a. bathroom with towels an...

Mason Krieger antique leather mahogany desk chair in good original condition & full of character. The rich leather has a worn and distressed look. This desk chair is comfortable beca...

Handsome leather kangaroo by Omersa. Made for Abercrombie & Fitch in the 1960's as a store display. It’s pouch is the perfect whimsical spot for a few...

This is a 1964 Raleigh RM4 moped. The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer founded in 1885, it is one of the oldest and largest, b...

The leg of a wooden mannequin with a child's high-top shoe and black ribbed sock from the Victorian Era mounted on a metal base. The seven button shoe is ...

A glorious trunk by the French maker Au Départ. With brass fittings and leather trim. Circa 1910. The damaged original cotton lining to the interior has been replaced with a similar one to match. Dimensions: 101 cm/39¾ inches (length) x 53 cm/20? inches (depth) x 47.5 cm/18¾ inches (height). Au Départ are one of the Grande Marques of French luggage makers. They were founded in 1834 around the advent of railway travel; Au Départ literally means 'at departure'. In 1847, Au Départ first opened at 7 Boulevard Denain in Paris selling luggage and travel goods, positioned opposite the newly opened Gare du Nord railway station. However, it wasn't until 1871 that the company really began to expand, when it was taken over by the Bertin brothers, Ernest and Paul who had started their business selling haberdashery at the Saint-Quentin market and then expanded to include bags and baskets. Under the stewardship of the Bertin brother’s, a second Paris shop was opened in 1874 at 29, Avenue de l’Opéra, while the Boulevard Denain store expanded its product offering to include armoury, hunting and fishing equipment...

A rare antique flat top trunk made in Paris, France by Au Depart. Interior with removable tray.

This magnificent shoe trunk features the very unusual and original "au touriste" motifs canvas, solid brass locks, as well as brass studs and large leather side handles. It still has...

This beautiful hat trunk features a very light color of natural leather. It is gently and warmly patinated. It is a very good quality piece, as well concerning its leather as the qua...

A nicely worn parchment leather trunk with two distinct chop markings on front. With original hardware. From Shandong province, circa 1900. CST348.

A wonderful late 19th-century leather steamer trunk. The trunk is made of canvas and has been leather-mounted around a wicker dome top. Two large buckles to the front of the trunk s...