LOUIS VUITTON EPI LEATHER ALMA HANDBAG - BLACK, CIRCA 1960S-1970S

OVERVIEW:
A CLASSIC LOUIS VUITTON ALMA HANDBAG IN BLACK EPI LEATHER, REPRESENTING THE ICONIC DESIGN THAT HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN THE 1930S. THE ALMA IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE SILHOUETTES IN LUXURY HANDBAG HISTORY, AND THIS EXAMPLE DEMONSTRATES THE ENDURING APPEAL OF THE DESIGN ACROSS DECADES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: LOUIS VUITTON, PARIS
- PERIOD: MID-20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1960S-1970S
- MATERIAL: BLACK EPI LEATHER WITH CHARACTERISTIC VERTICAL GRAIN PATTERN
- HARDWARE: BRASS LV LOCK WITH ORIGINAL KEY (NUMBERED 13). BRASS-TONED METAL FRAME AND HANDLE ATTACHMENTS
- HANDLES: LEATHER-WRAPPED DUAL HANDLES IN BLACK
- INTERIOR: ORIGINAL FABRIC LINING, INTACT
- CLOSURE: LV LOCK AND KEY MECHANISM, FULLY FUNCTIONAL

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS VINTAGE ALMA HANDBAG DISPLAYS THE PATINA AND WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. THE BLACK EPI LEATHER SHOWS SURFACE SCRATCHING AND MINOR SCUFFING THROUGHOUT, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE ON THE CORNERS AND HANDLE AREAS. THE LEATHER-WRAPPED HANDLES EXHIBIT CREASING AND DARKENING FROM DECADES OF HANDLING. THE BRASS HARDWARE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA WITHOUT AGGRESSIVE POLISHING. THE INTERIOR LINING REMAINS INTACT, SHOWING AGE-APPROPRIATE DISCOLOURATION. THE LOCK MECHANISM FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY AND THE ORIGINAL KEY IS PRESENT. DESPITE COSMETIC WEAR, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE PIECE IS SOUND, WITH NO SPLITS, TEARS, OR SEPARATION OF SEAMS OBSERVED.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Fair

221805+3

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia