1920 | An Atlantic crossing and travel cases

In the beginning of the roaring ‘20s, André and Lucien Dupont, Simon’s sons, started to innovate: they created sumptuous travel cases, produced as one-of-a-kind pieces.
In their salons on Rue Dieu in Paris, the Dupont brothers received the cream of international society. Their loyal customers included: the Maharajah of Patiala, who used to make sumptuous gifts to his one hundred or so favorites, Baron Maurice de Rothschild, the Duke of Kent, to name a few. The Duke of Windsor used to advise Lucien Dupont, and Al Capone discreetly dispatched his second-in-command to place an order.
Cartier was also a client, for Paris and New York, as was Aspreys in London, since the Dupont travel cases were truly unique. “Strive for more beauty, for greater luxury”, said Lucien Dupont. It was the era of euphoria of the years between the two wars, and the intensely creative Arts Deco period.
The last travel case, in lavender blue leather, was made in 1947, as a wedding gift for Princess Elisabeth of England, the future Queen. How much did an S.T.Dupont travel case cost? The employees at the time replied: the price of a house.