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| Designer | Gucci |
| Period | 1980s |
| Type | Travel jewellery case / envelope clutch |
| Material | Pink leather |
| Lining | Raspberry suede |
| Interior | Full-length envelope sleeve, three zipped compartments |
| Hardware | Gold-tone horsebit on adjustable buckle strap |
| Made in | Italy |
| Condition | Very good vintage, minor creasing at folds |
A folding leather case made to carry jewellery on a journey, closed under a gold-tone horsebit. Used today as a clutch, it moves the house's travel goods into the evening.
This Gucci piece dates from the 1980s. Made in Italy in pink leather, it was designed as a travel jewellery case and folds into an envelope clutch, closed under a gold-tone horsebit on a buckle strap.
Made for travel, carried in the evening.
Gucci's early business served riders as well as travellers. The horsebit was first used as a decoration on the Gucci loafer in 1953 and has since appeared across the house's bags and accessories.
From its first Florence shop in 1921, Gucci made luggage and travel goods. A jewellery case belongs to that tradition of objects designed to keep valuables in order on a journey.
A full-length sleeve and three zipped compartments divide the interior, lined in raspberry suede. The leather shows minor creasing at the folds, and the hardware has faint hairline scratches.
Divided, lined and folded.
Its folding format lends itself to use as a clutch today, with room for a phone, cards and keys. The case keeps its original structure and horsebit hardware.
Gucci pieces with horsebit hardware continue to attract interest among collectors of the house.
Leather that folds tends to crease along the fold lines, so condition is assessed with care.
The horsebit is a recognised Gucci code with equestrian origins.
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