Louis Vuitton, travel set with ivory, tortoiseshell,... Lot 270

Louis Vuitton, travel set with ivory, tortoiseshell, silver and horsehair accessories.in the form of a navy blue taiga leather briefcase, brass clasps and lock, interior reference 804220, including 3 glass bottles and 4 glass boxes with silver capsules chased with the coat of arms, 3 ivory and horsehair brushes, 1 ivory shoehorn, 1 mirror, 1 incomplete manicure set, 2 tortoiseshell combs, 1 key ref. 104527, canvas case and felted cover, 21x47x12,5 cmProvenance: Knight Willy Coppens de Houthulst (1892-1986), by descentThe Belgian fighter pilot with the most prestigious record of World War I with 37 aerial victories.Joining the 2nd Grenadier Regiment in 1914, Coppens underwent his civil aviation training at Hendon, England, and his military training at Étampes, France. In 1915, he became a sergeant and obtained his military pilot's licence. At the end of his 37th sortie in 1918, Coppens came under heavy machine-gun fire while parachuting into Allied territory, resulting in the amputation of his left leg. Despite this, his bravery and patriotism led him to continue his military career, becoming Commander of the Military Aeronautics and Inspector of Air Defence from 1934 to 1940. Coppens settled with his wife and their two daughters in Geneva at the beginning of the Second World War.