This Hermès Handbag Take Center Stage at Auction
4 OCT 22
Hermès Himalaya Kelly sold for €352,800 (US$353,400) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris
It broke the record for any luxury handbag sold at auction in Europe and the United States
Himalaya Retourne Kelly bag that sold for HK$4 million (US$510,000) at Christie's in Hong Kong last November
Hermès Himalaya Kelly, dubbed the "Holy Grail of handbags," is named after actress Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco
Grace Kelly who famously concealed her pregnancy with a Hermès purse
Bag has become a prestige symbol, desired by celebrities, socialites, and collectors alike
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uctioned at Sotheby's in Paris was made this year by the French luxury goods company Hermès
Six bidders competed for the legendary crocodile-skin bag, driving the price up to more than double the presale high estimate of €120,000
Himalaya Kelly, from 2021, has a starting price of HK$1 million (US$127,388) in another Sotheby's online sale
Cognac ostrich skin Hermès Birkin bag from 2016, with a presale estimate of €12,000 to €14,000
Custom-crafted Vermilion Mouette leather Birkin, produced in 2017, is priced between €10,000 and €12,000