Christian Dior, bag, "1947 Cadillac bag".
Leather with partially perforated decoration and patent leather. Fittings in silver-colored metal. Lined inside with nylon. Two compartments, one with a zipper. Marked "Christian Dior Paris" and numbered. 37 x 24 cm.
Minor wear.
Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1939–2022), widow of shipowner Dan-Axel Broström (1915–1976).
From the Collection of Heidi Boyce Broström (1943-2022) and Dan Axel Broström (1915-1976).
Dan Axel Broström was the third-generation ship-owner in the prestigious Broström Company group. When he took over the firm in 1949 they had 18 000 employees.
The Canadian model and geologist Heidi was Dan-Axel Broströms third wife, the couple lived at the fashionable Särö, a few miles south of Gothenburg.