Gucci, travel suitcase, vintage.
Bag in micro GG canvas with leather handles and straps. Double zipper. One interior pocket with zipper. Marked on metal plaque "GUCCI MADE IN ITALY" and numbered. Detachable wheels included.
45 x 63 x 24 cm.
Wear. Marks. Wheels slightly dried out.
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.