Session I

The Leather Archive · 16 Lots

Praha · 30 April 2024

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Featured · Lot 0005

Chanel
Vanity Case

Est. €2,200 — €2,600

Session I — The Leather Archive — 5 Lots

LOT 0001

Louis Vuitton

Keepall 45

Monogram coated canvas duffel — the archive's most traveled piece. Natural leather trim, brass hardware, original padlock.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Paris — acquired 2018

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LOT 0002

Louis Vuitton

S-Lock Messenger

Black grain calf leather crossbody with sculptural palladium S-Lock closure. Contemporary reinterpretation of 170 years of lock-making craft.

Very Good

Provenance Single owner, Zurich — acquired 2022

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LOT 0003

Goyard

Belvedere Tote — Vert Toundra

Goyardine canvas, hand-painted colour, linen handles. This specific green discontinued early 2020s — a genuinely archival example from a house that never advertises.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Geneva — acquired 2021

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LOT 0004

Céline

Triomphe Shoulder Bag

Black glazed calfskin, brass Triomphe clasp, trapeze geometry. A post-Phoebe Philo design that retained the proportion-first philosophy she established.

Very Good

Provenance Single owner, London — acquired 2020

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LOT 0005

Chanel

Vanity Case

Black quilted lambskin with gold-tone hardware. Included precisely because it is worn — it demonstrates how these objects accompany lives, not shelves.

Good

Provenance Private collection, Milano — acquired 2019

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Session II Commences · Small Leather Goods & Footwear · 2 Lots

LOT 0006

Louis Vuitton

Slender Wallet

Monogram shadow canvas — embossed, not printed, making it more durable and tactile than the classic Monogram. Economy of function as design.

Very Good

Provenance Private collection, Prague — acquired 2023

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LOT 0007

Louis Vuitton

LV Trainer — EU 42

Calf leather upper, rubber LV outsole. The moment the sneaker became a luxury category. Brown leather ages beautifully — design that improves with use.

Very Good

Provenance Single owner, Vienna — acquired 2022

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Session III Commences · Outerwear & Apparel · 4 Lots

LOT 0008

Moncler

Maya Short Puffer

Nylon ripstop shell, 90% goose down. A definitive silhouette of its decade. Founded to outfit the 1954 French Annapurna expedition; warmth as luxury.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Zermatt — acquired 2022

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LOT 0009

Nike × NOCTA

Insulated Puffer — Limited

Yellow nylon shell, synthetic insulation. The moment luxury streetwear boundaries dissolved. This colorway sold out within hours; has appreciated on secondary market.

Excellent

Provenance Single owner, London — acquired 2021

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LOT 0010

Polo Ralph Lauren

Crewneck Merino Sweater — Navy

Merino wool knit. No logo embroidery — pure material and proportion. Navy is the safest choice in luxury; this sweater proves why. In collection since the 1970s.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Connecticut — acquired 2021

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LOT 0011

Polo Ralph Lauren

Crewneck Merino Sweater — Cream

Same construction as Lot 0010, different light. Together they suggest an editing philosophy: choose the right basics, then repeat.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Connecticut — acquired 2022

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Session IV Commences · Fine Jewellery · 5 Lots

LOT 0012

Dior

CD Pearl Stud Earrings

White metal, cultured pearl, post closure. Small objects carrying immense symbolic density — 170 years of Christian Dior's haute couture language distilled.

Excellent

Provenance Single owner, Paris — acquired 2022. Original boxes.

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LOT 0013

Louis Vuitton

LV Iconic Stud Earrings

Gold-plated metal, black enamel. No visible branding — yet unmistakeable. A study in how recognizable design can be entirely abstract.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Zurich — acquired 2022

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LOT 0014

Louis Vuitton

Blossom Diamond Stud Earrings

White gold, pavé diamonds. Translates the four-petal LV Monogram flower into fine jewellery — recognizable as a house signature without a visible logo.

Excellent

Provenance Private collection, Geneva — acquired 2021. Certificate of authenticity.

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LOT 0015

Van Cleef & Arpels

Alhambra Onyx Stud Earrings

Onyx, 18k white gold, bead setting. Moorish quatrefoil geometry unchanged since 1968. Black against white — pure contrast as the house's enduring argument.

Excellent

Provenance Single owner, Monaco — acquired 2020. Original certificate.

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LOT 0016

Van Cleef & Arpels

Alhambra Bracelet — 5 Motifs

Onyx, 18k white gold chain. Worn by Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, Romy Schneider. In continuous production for 55 years without modification — because it was already correct.

Good

Provenance Private collection, Monaco — acquired 2018. Original certificate.

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The Archive Concept

This collection is not inventory. It is a document.

Each object has been selected to exist alongside the others as evidence of a particular approach to curation: valuing material, proportion, and the honest history of wear. An archive preserves not because something is new, but because something is worth keeping. The pieces here represent moments in design — transitions in brand philosophy, technical refinements that arrived quietly, decisions made by craftspeople to remove rather than add. Viewing an archive means learning to see through patina and aging to the intention underneath.

About VALENTRA Archive

A portfolio concept for the serious collector

VALENTRA Archive is a visual and functional commerce concept developed to demonstrate how luxury product ecosystems can be translated into a refined digital experience. The project is not a live auction. It serves as a portfolio showcase for premium ecommerce design, merchandising systems, product storytelling and interface architecture. All referenced brand names are used to illustrate category structure and luxury retail interaction patterns within a concept environment.