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Description
Brand: Prada Material: Leather Exterior Colour: Black Hardware: Gold-tone metal chain strap, snap closures, logo plaque Dimensions: 9.5" W x 5" H (approx.) CHAIN IS NOT FROM PRADA Strap Drop: Approximately 22" (approx.) Interior: Red leather lining with multiple card slots, bill compartments, and zippered coin pocket Stamp/Marking: PRADA MILANO interior stamp, logo plaque on exterior The Milanese house has long understood the quiet power of refined leather craftsmanship, and this wallet-on-chain demonstrates that tradition in miniature. Fashioned from black leather and suspended from a slender gold-tone chain, the piece opens to reveal a vivid red leather interior—an unexpected flourish that speaks to the brand's affinity for controlled contrasts. The flap secures with logo-stamped snap closures, while the interior organises cards, currency, and coins across multiple compartments. Worn crossbody or carried as a clutch, it distills an evening silhouette into a versatile everyday form. Notes from the Curator The wallet-on-chain format has enjoyed a long evolution within the Italian leather-goods canon, first as a solution for travelers needing compact organization, later as a discreet evening accessory that could cross into daytime wear. Prada has historically employed smooth leather lining in contrasting colors on certain designs, and this example demonstrates the house's deliberate chromatic vocabulary: the crimson interior provides a jolt of color against the disciplined black exterior, a hallmark of Prada's ambiguous techno-retro aesthetic. The snap closures bear the house's lettering—logo plaques standardized to read "Prada, Milano, Dal 13" on triangular emblems, though this format varies across the archive—and the multi-compartment interior echoes the functional rigor of the firm's founding mission in 1913 as a manufacturer of fine leather luggage and accessories. The detachable chain allows the piece to shift between wrist, shoulder, and crossbody carriage, collapsing the boundary between wallet and bag in a manner consistent with Miuccia Prada's preference for pieces that resist easy categorization.
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Alighieri's Auction House
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