Hello, I purchased a vintage gibus (or chapeau claque) in mint conditionat the garage sale of the Carrot Festival in Créances on Sat 10 Aug 2024 for 60 euros. The only inscription inside is a logo with text "MODE DE PARIS". It came with a plain carboard hat box with the inscription of the hat shop "GAUQUELIN" in Coutances.
I had doubts about the box being the orignal box matching the hat as the hat does not mentions the shop and the hat box does not mention the maker, but I found online a black silk top hat "MODE DE PARIS" that was sold with the same cardboard box, so it might be the original box after all.
Top view.
Front View.
Rear view.
Left side view.
Right side view.
Bottom view.
Bottom view, logo with inscription "MODE DE PARIS".
Bottom rear view with bow knot.
Bottom front view.
Top view, collapsed.
Front view, collapsed.
Rear view, collapsed.
Left side view, collapsed.
Right side view, collapsed.
Bottom view, collapsed.
On new owner.
Plain cardboard box follows in next post...
I had doubts about the box being the orignal box matching the hat as the hat does not mentions the shop and the hat box does not mention the maker, but I found online a black silk top hat "MODE DE PARIS" that was sold with the same cardboard box, so it might be the original box after all.
Top view.
Front View.
Rear view.
Left side view.
Right side view.
Bottom view.
Bottom view, logo with inscription "MODE DE PARIS".
Bottom rear view with bow knot.
Bottom front view.
Top view, collapsed.
Front view, collapsed.
Rear view, collapsed.
Left side view, collapsed.
Right side view, collapsed.
Bottom view, collapsed.
On new owner.
Plain cardboard box follows in next post...