Brand: Céline Line/Model: Macadam Style: Bowling Bag / Boston Bag Material: Macadam Monogram Canvas with Leather Trim Exterior Colour: Brown with Tan Leather Hardware: Gold-Tone with Protective Feet Dimensions: 13.5" W x 9" H x 6.5" D (approx.) Handles: Dual Rolled Leather Top Handles Interior: Beige Leather Lining with Zip Pockets Closure: Top Zip Date Code: MC99/2 Made In: Italy The Macadam motif stands as one of Céline's most recognizable signatures from the late twentieth century, its repeating pattern inspired by the geometry of Parisian architecture. This bowling bag unites the house's monogram canvas with natural leather trim in a structured silhouette designed for everyday practicality. Gold-tone hardware and protective feet anchor the design, while the dual rolled handles and top-zip closure reflect the French tradition of refined travel accessories. The beige leather interior offers compartmentalized organization, finished with the hallmarks of Italian manufacture that defined Céline's pre-millennium craftsmanship. Notes from the Curator The Macadam bowling bag emerged in the lineage of Céline's coated-canvas accessories, a category that reached its zenith in the 1990s when the house belonged to LVMH and Italian manufacture anchored its leather-goods identity. The date code MC99/2 decodes to the 92nd week of 1999, placing this example in the final months of the twentieth century and within the period when the Macadam gained prominence during the brand's integration into LVMH in the '90s. The pattern consists of a repeating interlocking "C" motif, referencing the brand's name and drawing inspiration from Parisian cobblestone streets—macadam pavement, the nineteenth-century paving technique that once surfaced the boulevards radiating from the Arc de Triomphe. The Macadam is the historical monogrammed coated canvas of the house, omnipresent from the 70s to the 90s, the stylistic equivalent of the LV Monogram or the GG canvas of Gucci, and the bowling silhouette, with its protective feet and dual rolled handles, reflects the French tradition of travel accessories built for resilience and organization.