Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Centenaire Damier Chelsea Bag, 1997

In 1996, a very limited run of bags and other accessories all designed and created by top billed contemporary designers to celebrate 100 years of the creation of the well known Monogram and Damier canvases. This Chelsea was one of the first bags to reintroduce the Damier canvas which was first created in 1888.

Limited Edition Centenaire Damier Chelsea bag trimmed with natural cow hide top handles, base, and side straps, top zipper closure, and stamped, "1896-1996, Edition Centenaire, 10642"
Label (stamped): Louis Vuitton / Paris
Style/Serial Number: AS0917

Detailed Features
16" L x 10.75" H x 5.5" W
14.25" Handle Drop
Main textile: Damier coated canvas
Trim: Natural cow hide
Lining: Brown canvas textile
Hardware type: Brass-tone metal
Handles: Dual top leather handles for hand or shoulder carry
Interior details: Interior back zippered pocket, internal attached key ring
Additions: Attached lock with no keys (lock number: 321)
Country of origin: Made in France

Condition:

The overall condition is good structurally with the following:
Structural Issues: There is a lock that is attached but with no keys. There are two small tears in the canvas, one on the front left corner and back right corner near the opening.
Fading/Color Change: Overall darkening from use.
Soiling/Spots/Wear: The leather handles, trim, and base of the bag has heavy water spots or are otherwise darkened from use with most darkening noticeable along the handles and base. The base corners of the bag are well worn, both darkened and the finish worn off. The lining has many small soiled areas, most noticeably are the black ink spots at the base of the bag.
Corrosion/Tarnish: The hardware is moderately well worn with some areas of plating loss on the square rings attached to the handles.

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Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Centenaire Damier Chelsea Bag, 1997

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