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Lot 673
Description:
A Good Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, c. 1905, with logo canvas, fully marked brass hardware, painted stencil of "P.A.B.W.", remnants of United States Lines First Class labels, the interior with orange label and serial number "736929", fitted with two removable trays, on squat roller-wheels, height 23 in., width 36 in., depth 20 1/2 in. | Note: Professionally restored central strap and handles.
- Provenance: Provenance: Ex-collection, P.A.B. Widener.
- Notes: Note: Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915) was one of the most prominent businessmen in America. With seed money from his Philadelphia Traction Company he became one of the founders of U.S. Steel and the American Tobacco Company. An avid art collector, he filled Lynnewood Hall, his 110-room Georgian mansion, with works by Rembrandt, Manet and Renoir. Tragedy struck later in his life when his son and grandson went down on the R.M.S. Titanic.
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January 31, 2010 11:00 AM CST
New Orleans, LA, US
Neal Auction Company
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