Guns International #: 103401124
Seller's Inventory #: 59651

Category - Collectibles - Western

Category
Collectibles - Western

"Buffalo Bill Cody Personal Presentation Vanity Set – Christmas 1906 (59651)

Description:
"Exceptional and historically important Edwardian vanity set personally inscribed by William F. “Buffalo Bill" Cody to his wife, Louisa Maud Cody, dated Christmas 1906.  This complete ladies’ vanity or dressing set is manufactured in high-quality patented celluloid, marketed under the trade name Ivortune, and housed in its original fitted case lined in peach silk. The set includes a hand mirror, hair brush, clothes brush, manicure implements, and hair receiver, all retaining their original matching ivory-colored celluloid handles with gold script personalization “Louisa Cody."  The interior lid of the case bears a gilt inscription reading:  “1906 Merry Christmas To Louisa Cody From ‘Wm’ F. Cody"  “Wm F. Cody" is the period-correct abbreviated signature of William F. Cody (1846–1917), universally known as Buffalo Bill, one of the most iconic figures in American history. Louisa Cody was his wife of forty years. The dated Christmas presentation firmly establishes this set as a personal gift from Buffalo Bill to his wife, not a later association or attributed piece.  The Ivortune trade label and “XL / Pat’d" material marking confirm early 20th-century manufacture, consistent with the Edwardian period and fully in line with the 1906 presentation date. The presence of a hair receiver, the silk-lined fitted case, and the flowing pre-Art Deco forms further support the period correctness.  Condition is excellent for age, with the case intact, contents complete, and inscriptions crisp and legible. The set shows appropriate light handling wear but no damage or alterations. All components appear original and correct to the case.  This is not merely a decorative vanity set, but a documented piece of American historical provenance, directly connected to Buffalo Bill Cody at the height of his fame. Items with this level of personal inscription and unquestionable attribution to Cody are scarce, particularly in non-paper, domestic artifacts.  A rare and highly desirable crossover collectible, appealing to: • Advanced Buffalo Bill / Western Americana collectors • Museums and institutional collections • Collectors of Edwardian luxury objects with primary provenance  A unique opportunity to acquire an intimate, personal artifact associated with one of the most famous Americans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 


Price: $6,750.00