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1915 LOUIS VUITTON ORANGE VUITTONITE SERIES DEPOSE (WARDROBE TRUNK) OWNED BY FAMOUS BRITISH ARCHEOLOGIST AND DISCOVERER OF THE TOMB OF THE EGYPTIAN PHARAOH TUTANKHAMUN.

Louis Vuitton Internal Tag - 149 Bond Street London.W With Unreadable Numbers.

Dimensions- Length 111Cm, Width 50Cm, Height 40 Cm

Fully Restored - Restoration Report By Malles De Luxe

Trunk Comes With Fitted Glass Top.

Full Provenance - Acquired From The Estate Of Famous Archeologist Howard Carter From His
Nlece Phyllis Walker.

This Remarkable Trunk Was Purchased By Howard Carter'S Sponsor Lord Carnarvon Around
1920.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

Provenance: Howard Carter Discovered The Incredible Intact Tomb Of The Young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen On 16Th February 1923 In The Valley Of The Kings. On His Death Howard Carter Left His Entire Estate To His Niece Phyllis Walker Who Donated All His Papers And Most Of His Belongings To The 'Griffith Institute At Oxford University'.
His Louls Vuitton Trunk Was Forgotten Until 1959 When Phyllis Discovered The Trunk In The Attic.
Phillis Walker Gifted It To Her Good Friend Dorothy During A Trip To Australla In 1959.

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