Title:Cabinet of Wonders, The Gaston-Louis Vuitton Collection
Author:Mauries, (Patrick - Editor)
Price:GBP£75.00 (about USD$94.70)
Item ID:TP01-48373
Quantity:1
Publisher:Thames& Hudson, 2017
Edition:First
Binding:White Binding de Luxe
Condition:Fine
Dust Jacket:Fine
A collector since his childhood, Gaston-Louis Vuitton (1883–1970) accumulated thousands of objects over his lifetime. His wide interests and voracious curiosity were intimately bound up with the future of the family business and with travel. In addition to forming his own collection of trunks – his primary motivation and the one he announced publicly – Gaston-Louis’s roving eye lit upon rare antique travel articles, locks, hand tools, perfume bottles, tribal arts, walking sticks, vintage children’s toys, books, hotel labels, printed monograms and other typographical rarities. Together they form a rich personal evocation of curiosités industrielles, or curiosities of the trade, as he liked to call them.Stunning item full of illuminating stunning illustrations Size: Quarto. Category: Antiques & Collectibles;