There is nothing better than a wax you have created yourself.

First you will be sure to know its composition, and next it enables you to choose its hardness or smoothness according to its use.

It will have a true wax smell.

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We often find in an antique trunk the date and the name of the worker, written in pencil on the wood.

But it is very rare that the craftsman has left such a complete message (found under the leather wallet in the lid):

"Made by Garnier J.B. worker at Maison Bolzon, Palais Guiller street 32, Lyon.

I made this trunk on 3 April 1879, he who will repair it and will come and tell me, I will offer him some hooch, so long as he brings the wallet with him".

Therefore I suggest that the Garnier family of Lyon should meet its commitments, 131 years later!

A trunk enthusiast does not always get the opportunity to find an exceptional trunk!

This time, our travels throughout Europe enabled us to find something special: an apothecary trunk.

Not only is the trunk nearly complete (1 Pigeon lamp and 1 or 2 accessories are missing), but it also contains its original inventory, the name of its buyer and its reception date.

Moynat-branded, this trunk is a special order typical of that time (read more) 

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Each week, we receive 1 to 5 e-mails asking for a value estimate of a Vuitton trunk.

The following 10 pages file aims at helping you understand the value analysis components for a Vuitton trunk in particular, and, generaly speaking, for any luxury trunk.

Reading this file, as complete as possible but non exhaustive, will enable you to understand the difference between trunk and trunk. Depending on its condition, a Louis Vutton trunk can be worth between 300 euros and xxxx euros.

For non-restored trunks, you can commonly find prices between 1000 and 4500-5000 euros; beyond this is quite uncommon for a simply rectangular trunk.

Reading this file will also enable you not to be surprised by the low value of certain pieces and to understand that a Vuitton label does not necessarily means expensive.

Louis Vuitton, who started in 1853, was, until the 30s, a trunk-maker like the other 150 in Paris.

The aim was to transport objects, not to make a luxury item. Thus, Louis Vuitton, as well as Goyard, Moynat or others like Lavolaille, Walkers, etc., have produced entry-level pieces, with iron bindings, painted coated fabric, and more luxury pieces.

What made luxury were the special orders which raised the range and the image.

For the restoration of these trunks, we use long and expensive processes totally different from an ordinary restoration.

A common restoration easily takes 1 week.

This must be taken into account to understand the value of an object as it is on the one hand, or restored on the other hand.

But what makes the value of a trunk?

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The request was about the creation of a shop counter from a wardrobe trunk,

with an imposed height, an imperative black color.

The customer was a skincare products shop.

BEFORE

Trunk in its original condition:
dirty, dusty, foul-smelling and full of pigeons' droppings

AFTER