Hermès, belt, "Constance", 1973.
Buckle in brass. Belt in black box calf leather. Marked "HERMÈS PARIS" and with date stamp. Length (size) approximately 70 -78 cm. Width 4 cm.
Partly worn. Scratches.
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.