Carried right, the Pochette reads as the house's working signature: the slim, flat clutch profile sized to read as deliberate rather than decorative. Worked in Monogram canvas - the printed cotton-coated canvas Vuitton has produced since 1896, the finish is part of the piece's argument for itself. The 7 by 4.5 by 1.5 inch format reads as miniature rather than incidental, which is precisely the point. It carries a certain je ne sais quoi the photographs never quite communicate in full. Considered acquisitions of this kind tend to be the ones that anchor a collection rather than fill it. From the Maison de Beaubigonne specialist team, where every lot is read closely before it is presented.

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