RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 26th June, 2019
ANTIQUE 20thC VERY RARE LOUIS VUITTON "SECRETAIRE" TRUNK c.1920
One of the rarest of Louis Vuitton trunks in circulation is the “secretaire“ trunk (or desk trunk). This is a superb example which belonged to Baroness Frieda Von Seidlitz. Frieda Seidlitz was a saleswoman by profession. In 1931 she became a member of the KPD (Communist Party of Germany). She was the fiancée of Martin Weise, a resistance fighter. In April 1933 she was arrested for her resistance to National Socialism..
Reference Number: A5925