VANITY CASE

This vanity case belonged to the Duchess of Windsor. Previously an American socialite, Wallis Simpson married Edward VIII in 1937 after his abdication from the British throne. On a faux tortoise-shell label, alongside the Louis Vuitton number 876026, is engraved ‘The Duchess of Windsor, 4 rue du Champ d’Entrainement, Paris 16ieme, France’.