Chanel Matelasse Chain Tote Coco Ball Bordeaux Lambskin 1991
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Some things age into softness. The bordeaux aged into resolve.
This Chanel Matelasse Chain Tote has been authenticated by Sold Attire's 10-step verification process, ensuring every detail meets the standard expected by serious collectors. Serial 2543683 places this piece in the early 1990s, a period when the house was still producing structured bags with press-button closures alongside its newly standardised CC-lock line. The diamond quilting Coco Chanel borrowed from jockeys' padded jackets distributes stress across the leather surface, which is why this matelasse lambskin, cut in 1991, still holds its geometry. Among those who search for pre-owned Chanel bags Egypt, the bordeaux colourway from this period surfaces rarely. For those who buy once and buy right, this Matelasse Chain Tote is that piece.
Dimensions & Details
- Brand: Chanel
- Model: Matelasse Chain Tote
- Year / Era: circa 1991 (serial 2543683)
- Width: 32 cm
- Height: 25 cm
- Depth: 6 cm
- Handle Drop: 37 cm (convertible, hand or shoulder)
- Material: Matelasse lambskin (diamond quilted)
- Lining: Brown leather, one interior zip pocket, two exterior patch pockets (front and back)
- Hardware: Gold-plated press-button closure, leather-interwoven chain handle, Coco Ball charm
- Condition: 8/10, Very Good. Hardware bright, minimal tarnishing. Light patina on exterior corners and chain consistent with era. Lambskin supple, matelasse structure intact. Lining clean.
- Inclusions: Sold Attire dust bag, authenticity card
- Origin: France, sourced from Japan's premier vintage market
The Vision ›
She wears a deep burgundy coat over narrow cream trousers, stepping out of a car on Zamalek's corniche after a dinner that ran long and ended well. The bag sits against her hip on a gold chain, small enough to be deliberate, dark enough to anchor the outfit entirely. It is January. Cairo has that particular winter coldness, sharp, brief, theatrical, and she does not shorten her step for any of it. She did not buy this bag to match the coat. The coat was chosen for the bag.
The Provenance ›
The 1980s were Chanel's decade of recovery. When Karl Lagerfeld arrived in 1983 with the CC turn-lock and a new cultural vocabulary, he was working alongside, not erasing, a body of structured press-button bags in quiet production throughout the decade. This piece belongs to the years just after: the early 1990s, when both grammars coexisted. Before the CC lock standardised the house's visual language, before black became the default, before the house understood its own resale value. Those who seek pre-loved Chanel Cairo know that pieces from this specific interval arrive rarely. The bordeaux is not a variation. It is a record of a decision the house made once and never revisited.
The Dialogue ›
Q: How can you tell this Chanel was made in the early 1990s rather than a later production run?
A: The serial number 2543683, a 7-digit code in Chanel's earliest serial range, places this piece in the early 1990s. The press-button closure predates the full standardisation of the CC turn-lock. The "Chanel Made in France" interior signature without a holographic overlay is consistent with pre-mid-1990s production. These three markers together confirm the declared era.
Q: Is bordeaux a rare colour for early 1990s Chanel lambskin?
A: Yes. Chanel's standard palette in this period ran heavily towards black, beige, and navy. Bordeaux appears in production records as a limited-run colourway, not a seasonal staple. In three decades of secondary market circulation, burgundy-toned structured Chanel from the early 1990s surfaces far less frequently than equivalent black or navy pieces from the same window.
Q: What is the Coco Ball and is it original to this piece?
A: The Coco Ball is a gold-plated sphere used as a tassel finish on select Chanel bags from the late 1980s and early 1990s, named informally after Gabrielle Chanel. It is a detail characteristic of the era when the house's hardware was still being set by hand. On this piece, the Coco Ball is original, intact, and bright, one of the details that confirms the era more precisely than the serial alone.
The Care ›
Matelasse lambskin rewards patience and punishes shortcuts. Store stuffed with acid-free tissue paper to maintain the quilted structure. Never newspaper, which transfers ink to leather. Clean with a soft dry cloth only: no liquid cleaners or conditioners without first testing on a hidden interior panel. The gold-plated hardware and Coco Ball can be gently buffed with a jeweller's cloth. Store away from direct light: the bordeaux will fade with prolonged exposure, and this particular shade is not commercially reproducible.
Authentication & Guarantee ›
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