Leuchars London

A world within.

Discover the world of cases

The House of Leuchars

A life, beautifully arranged.

The travelling case holds a personal world: the objects we choose, the rituals we keep, the journeys we remember. Enter a house shaped by these small, considered worlds.

Enter the House
Historic open implement case with blue velvet lining from Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service, 1878.
From Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service, 1878.
Livrustkammaren/SHM · CC BY 4.0 · View the record

Cases & interiors

Everything
in its own place.

Blue velvet. Carefully fitted compartments. A place for each implement. The interior reveals the purpose of a case—and the private routines it was made to hold.

Discover the world of cases

Inside the fitted interior

Imagined ocean-liner promenade at dusk, with rain-washed decking and amber lamps.

The art of departure

The horizon is
only the beginning.

Private rituals. Familiar objects. A world carried from one place to another.

Journey with Leuchars
Historic grooming brush bearing Crown Prince Gustaf’s crowned monogram.

Accessories

The details of a life.

A brush, a personal mark, a familiar morning ritual. Explore the small possessions that give a dressing table or travelling case its character.

Explore accessories
Historic glass bottle with a spherical silver-gilt cover from Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service.

Objects

A sense of curiosity.

The curve of a cover. The weight of glass. From bottles to desk pieces, discover objects whose interest begins with the way they are held and used.

Discover objects

Historical objects from Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service · Livrustkammaren/SHM · CC BY 4.0 · Object record & credits

The Leuchars Archive

London. Paris.
A story in the details.

An address, a handwritten transaction, a name on a billhead. Original documents bring individual moments in the Leuchars story into view.

Read the Paris bill

Explore the Archive

Original Leuchars and Son Paris bill with printed addresses and a handwritten transaction.
Original Paris bill · Present Leuchars collection.
Photograph supplied by Leuchars London. Date provisionally read as 29 May 1893.

A closer conversation

Objects with a story.

Explore the reading of materials, marks and provenance, or speak to the House about an enquiry.