Louis Vuitton Accessories

French design house Louis Vuitton's accessories have been equally at home on grand voyages in the golden age of travel and in today's era of high-tech transport. After all, the luxury-goods maker that built its empire on Old World steamer trunks now produces stylish carry-on luggage and weekend jaunt-friendly handbags found in the closets of everyone from A-listers to jet-setting social mavens.

While luxury bags are Louis Vuitton essentials, the brand today is about so much more than travel bags and cases fit for a king. A multidimensional lifestyle brand, LV has product lines extending from couture and ready-to-wear garments to fine jewelry, key fobs, and everything in between.

Lower-priced small accessories like a Louis Vuitton belt from a bygone season or a vintage Louis Vuitton wallet can be had at auction for a few hundred dollars. On the other end of the spectrum, the Christopher PM Louis Vuitton backpack, a large luxurious take on the classic rucksack rendered in crocodile skin, sells in the high five-figure range.

From relatively modest accompaniments to limited-edition luxurious standouts, Louis Vuitton's highly-sought-after accessories continue to be hot commodities on the global auction circuit.

Quick Facts

• A lot of 23 pairs of Louis Vuitton sunglasses sold in a 2014 Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong for nearly $10,500, more than five times their high estimate. The sunglasses were designed through a collaborative by NIGO, designer Marc Jacobs, and singer Pharrell Williams
• In 2015, a vintage Louis Vuitton canvas hat box lined in ivory-colored linen with brass hardware sold at a Christie's auction in London for nearly $5,300
• In a 2011 Abell auction in Los Angeles, a Louis Vuitton black leather cocktail case with a Christofle crystal and silver-plated cocktail shaker sold for $3,250