17th Century Filibuster Trunk

Extremely rare buccaneer trunk End of the 17th century Viceroyalty of Peru Strips of leather on a frame made of wooden slats. Closed with simple leather ties, its fittings are made of stretched leather strips forming blades, crosses, stars and various combinations of the same geometric patterns. This technique seems to derive from Spanish-style bags, suitcases and bindings, sewn on the base of smooth leather, cut figures or openwork leather bands with different ornamental motifs. Iron mark on the back "CA". Length 104 cm Height 35 cm Width. 55 cm Losses and accidents. Provenance: former collections of the Château de Saint-Chartier, Indre. Similar copy present in the Museum of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes. The only one known in Europe (along with ours). Seven similar trunks are kept at the Banca Central del Reserva del Peru in Lima. A TRUNK SIZED FOR ADVENTURE This extremely rare type of trunk was certainly made by a Spanish workshop of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Extremely strong, their leather upholstery adapts to the most perilous journeys. Today, the rare known examples bring back memories of epic journeys. These trunks are used both by a Spanish elite in the conquest of the Andes, and by French buccaneers and buccaneers. With the development of piracy in the West Indies, some sailors accepted the authority of King Louis XIV in 1664. The equipment then became more luxurious and had to adapt to the dangers of buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea. Halfway between the corsair and the pirate, the buccaneer leads a scabrous life. The objects that accompanied it have mostly disappeared. However, French public collections retain a unique and exceptional 17th century trunk, known as a "buccaneer". This copy similar to our trunk is kept at the castle of the Dukes of Brittany in Nantes.