Sale 6097
London, South Kensington
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22 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 2,750
Estimate
A SUIT CARRIER IN NATURAL COWHIDE WITH EARLY COMBINATION LOCK LOUIS VUITTON, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Leather and brass bound, with combination lock and leather handle, the interior base lined in red leather, the lid lined in red moire silk 8 x 26 x 15 in. (20 x 66.5 x 39 cm.) The studs stamped 'LOUIS VUITTON', the interior stamped in gilt 'LOUIS VUITTON, PARIS 70 CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES, 149 NEW BOND ST. LONDON, NICE, CANNES, VICHY', and numbered '7?8115' The combination should be set to neutral by turning dials anti-clockwise until they stop, the combination is then 3 clicks (top left-hand dial), 7 clicks (bottom dial), 3 clicks (top right-hand dial), the combination can be changed but the back of the lock needs to come off to do so
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