Linen Trunks and Luggage

About Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. A mid 19th century English canvas travel trunk with original travel stickers, leather corners, thick steel handles with brass rivets and brass lock. The brass key cover is stamped with an English crest and "Secure A.W. Patent lFVFR" The interior has a linen lined removable tray, linen lined interior and thick wrapped leather trim. An original repair sticker is on the lid from A. Boswell from Edinburgh, Scotland. The initials of the owner "T.S." are painted on both sides. This piece has retained its original finish and is in good condition with appropriate patina for its age. CREATOR A. Boswell Manufacturer, Edinburgh, Scotland. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1850s MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather, Canvas, Steel, Brass. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor cracks in the leather throughout denoted in pictures. Splits in the leather on the seams in front, top and back. DIMENSIONS H 21 in. W 27.25 in. D 21 in. HISTORY Attributed to the Scottish company of Alex Boswell founded by James Boswell at the end of the 18th century. An established date of 1790 was noted by the company nearly 100 years later in their adverts and James is listed in the Edinburgh trade directories of 1820 as a trunk maker at 25 College Wynd. (Alex was also listed there 5 years later.) The name must have changed to Alex Boswell around 1825 when it is first seen in the directories. The business prospered and expanded throughout the 19th Century with a partner for a short while and the third generation also becoming involved. Brush making was an important part of their work and shared an equal billing in their Post Office Directory listings with Trunk makers for most of the century. Their labels and adverts, which changed little in their history, state that Boswell sold various India Trunks...

Métier London Signature Canvas From Dusk Till Dawn Pencil Case, Italy. Thin and compact, Métier's elegantly constructed leather pencil case will effici...

Métier London many day Toiletries Pouch, Signature canvas, light linen, Italy. Many Day Toiletries Pouch features a waterproof cloth interior with pock...

Many Day Toiletries Pouch features a waterproof cloth interior with pockets for small bottles and a separate zippered compartment under its lid to separate your smaller items. Zi...

Small antique brown leather suitcase or briefcase with brass hardware, Eagle Lock Co latch and linen lining. Measures: 17".      

Amazing Trunk Louis Vuitton 1980s, Alzer, "Toile Enduite Monogram", in a very good condition with age and use. It has a removable linen tray with strpas. Enriched with bronze, trunk lock...

Handsome set of four (4) vintage leather suitcases by Stratosphere Rappaport Chicago. We have stacked them as side tables or end tables. They are in overall wonderful vintage conditi...

This is a beautiful leather gentleman's collar box. The lovely round shape of the box makes it a unique accessory for your dresser or bookshelf. The leather...

This is a beautiful leather gentleman's collar box. The lovely egg shape of the box makes it a unique accessory for your dresser or bookshelf. The leather a...

This outstanding and extremely rare Louis Vuitton steamer trunk is a treasure. Crafted in the firm's flat-top style, this trunk boasts the Rayée ("Stripped") canvas. Beautifully preserved, the trunk features all original hardware and is adorned with a variety of period travel stickers from all over the world, a sure indication of this trunk’s well-travelled past. Inside, the linen lining is in excellent condition, complete with a ribbon-hatched lid and features Vuitton’s rare, and highly desirable, striped trunk label on its interior, with the serial number 14378 written in pencil. Rayée trunks are extremely rare as the canvas often proved too delicate for the rigors of travel. Louis Vuitton is considered the world’s first luxury company, and its luggage and leather goods set the standard by which all others are measured. To find a period trunk by this company, in such excellent condition, attests to the superior quality of its craftsmanship. The Rayée trunks were produced by Vuitton from 1872-1888 and were the earliest of Louis Vuitton's patterned trunks. The red-and-white pattern was joined in 1876 by the brown-and-beige variation seen in the present example. This striped design was created to replace Vuitton’s famed Trianon flat-topped trunk. The Trianon had attracted many imitators thanks to its innovative design, so this new canvas pattern was used to distinguish Vuitton’s superior construction from all others. The distinctively striped canvas was used until the introduction of the Damier canvas in 1888. The most famous and valuable trunks were made by the Louis Vuitton company...

This superb trunk by the leading luggage maker of his day, opens first with a rising top to reveal a segmented compartment lined in tan baize, above a similarly lined drawer. Originally these were for shoes. The rest of the trunk is open and lined in pink oilcloth. It opens like a door hinged at one side. The exterior is clad in stamped oilcloth the interior in pink. The locks and clasps are stamped Goyard Paris and Depose (trade mark registered). At each end there is an hexagonal blue painted panel stenciled in white with the monogram HKM. It is signed on a plaque "Malles Goyard...

This superb example of the French luggage maker's art combines quality, beauty and functionality in equal measure. Unusually for such a trunk, it opens from the front with two doors ...