The 2007 NFL season seemed like a fairytale for the New England Patriots. They stormed through the regular season with a 16-0 record and won their next two playoff games to set the stage for a historic season of perfection in Super Bowl XLII. Only the New York Giants stood in their path at University of Phoenix Stadium a team that struggles to make the playoffs at 10-6 and had to fight their way to Glendale AZ with three road wins. It was David vs. Goliath if a team from New York could ever be thought of as David. And THATS why they play the game. League MVP Tom Brady faced enormous pressure from the Giants relentless front line all night and the Pats arsenal of weapons from Randy Moss to Wes Welker were contained enough to keep the G-Men close. On the games final drive shortly after a miraculous catch by David Tyree Eli Manning found Plaxico Burress for the game-winning touchdown pass and the Giants pulled off the upset 17-14. There would be no 19-0 season for the Patriots. The 72 Dolphins could rest easy again.

To the victor goes the spoils and that meant the coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy went to the Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants. It was the franchises third trophy and their first since the days of Bill Parcels and Lawrence Taylor. The design came about during a 1966 lunch meeting between NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle and Tiffany & Co. vice president Oscar Riedner when the latter sketched a raw version on a cocktail napkin. The original trophy was produced by Tiffany & Co. in Newark NJ for the inaugural 1967 Super Bowl I and others have since been handcrafted by the company in Parsippany NJ. The 22 tall trophy is made entirely of sterling silver and weighs 7 pounds. When transporting an award of such magnitude security is of the utmost importance. Its no wonder that the bulky trunk offered here was employed for such a task. Measuring 31 by 21 by 16 and weighing a stout 58 pounds the black and silver metallic trunk comes with a thick foam interior shaped to perfectly safeguard the Lombardi Trophy during transport. The two metal opening latches are labeled penn fabrication WASHINGTON UK and NIELSON SESSIONS is stamped just below the key hole.

Understandably Brinks was chosen to ship the trunk and remnants of Brinks packing tape remain on the exterior. The packing and shipping slips are still stuck to the top indicating the weight (65 lbs.) and value ($25K) given for the trophy. According to the shipping information the trunk was shipped from Tiffany & Co.s manufacturing center in Parsippany NJ to the companys Vice President Jonathan Bruckner whose market territory at the time included Arizona. The trunk comes courtesy of a private collector we can only assume has some close ties to the New York Giants or Tiffanys. How else would such a unique piece hit the auction block?