Appraisal: 1933 Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk

GUEST: So this was my great-grandmother's.

She got it from her husband as a wedding gift.

And she got married in 1933.

APPRAISER: Okay.

So here, we have, I'm gonna open it up, and we want to pull this out.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Because this piece was used to protect your hats when you were traveling.

GUEST: Oh!

APPRAISER: And this is a Louis Vuitton hat trunk.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: Okay?

And we know that it dates to the 1930s.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: Sometime around her, her wedding.

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: It does have her monogram down here under the handle.

GUEST: Yes.

APPRAISER: It's number three of her set of, I think you said six pieces.

GUEST: Yeah, something like that.

APPRAISER: Okay.

GUEST: I'm not entirely sure.

APPRAISER: Yeah.

I would put a retail value on this between $3,500 and $4,500.

GUEST: Wow.

(laughs) APPRAISER: It's a, it's a lovely piece.

GUEST: Wow, that's really exciting!

(laughs): I had no idea.

APPRAISER: Yeah.

And now you know what it is.

GUEST: Yeah!

(chuckles) I've never known, but I've always wondered, 'cause it's a weird shape.

APPRAISER: Yeah.