Lot 540
540
A Louis Vuitton trunk covered in LV monogram canvas bound in leather and brass and with wood banding, the plain interior with label 'Paris, Nice, Lille, London', the no. 748218 stamped on the lining, with Art Nouveau style monogram NSG, the clasp inscribed Louis Vuitton 70 Champs Elysées Paris and 143 New Bond Street, London--43 x 21 x 12½in. (109 x 54 x 32cm.), late 19th/early 20th century
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A Louis Vuitton trunk covered in LV monogram canvas bound in leather and brass and with wood banding, the plain interior with label 'Paris, Nice, Lille, London', the no. 748218 stamped on the lining, with Art Nouveau style monogram NSG, the clasp inscribed Louis Vuitton 70 Champs Elysées Paris and 143 New Bond Street, London--43 x 21 x 12½in. (109 x 54 x 32cm.), late 19th/early 20th century

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A Louis Vuitton trunk covered in LV monogram canvas bound in leather and brass and with wood banding, the plain interior with label 'Paris, Nice, Lille, London', the no. 748218 stamped on the lining, with Art Nouveau style monogram NSG, the clasp inscribed Louis Vuitton 70 Champs Elysées Paris and 143 New Bond Street, London--43 x 21 x 12½in. (109 x 54 x 32cm.), late 19th/early 20th century
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges
Sale room notice
This collection of luggage (lots 535 - 541) bears the monogram NSG - the initials of the previous owner industrialist and philanthropist Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian. It was acquired by the vendor's family when they purchased the Gulbenkian house in the South of France.

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