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Classic Box Medium — Bordeaux
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Source: this piece's featured example
Gallery photos show the same model but may differ in colourway or leather from the featured example.
Prices
Retail: ≈ CA$5,200 boutique (archive pricing)
Resale: CA$2,000 – 3,000
Prices as of November 2026
Story
The Classic Box is a jewel box carried by a strap: mirror-smooth calfskin, a single brass clasp, and an accordion interior of lambskin compartments. There is no logo on the outside at all. Of every bag in this case, it is the one strangers cannot name — and the one collectors cross rooms for.
Specifications
| Size | Medium (≈ 24 cm) |
|---|---|
| Material | Smooth calfskin with lambskin lining |
| Hardware | Brass-tone rectangular push clasp |
| Colour | Bordeaux (deep burgundy) |
| Provenance | Classic Box — launched 2011; the quietest bag in the Philo canon |
| Spec | Medium · Smooth calfskin · Brass push clasp · Accordion interior |
Authentication checklist
- The rectangular brass clasp pushes to open with a crisp, weighted click — loose or tinny clasps are wrong
- Accordion interior has three compartments in lambskin; the only branding is the interior stamp
Care notes
Lambskin is the most delicate leather in the cases: keep it away from rain and sharp edges, wipe only with a soft dry cloth, and expect light surface marks to soften into the patina rather than polish out. Store the bag stuffed with acid-free paper, upright in its dust bag (not its box — leather needs airflow), away from direct sun and heat. Rest chains and hardware against a soft cloth so metal never presses into light leather for a season. Carry it in rotation rather than entombing it: leather that is aired, carried occasionally, and re-stuffed ages far better than leather stored untouched for years.
Gallery photos show the same model but may differ in colourway or leather from the featured example.
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