A 40-year-old Hermès Birkin bag sold for $10.1 million at a recent Sotheby's Paris auction, setting a record for the most expensive handbag ever sold. The bag, worn by its muse, Jane Birkin, attracted intense bidding for ten minutes, ultimately purchased by a private collector in Japan. The sale surpassed the previous record held by the Hermès White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile bag, which sold for $513,040 in 2021. The Birkin bag, a status symbol among the wealthy, started at an opening bid of $1.7 million.
The spectacular sale of the Original Hermès Birkin today at Sotheby's Paris marks an important milestone in the history of fashion and the luxury industry more widely.
Bidders battled for 10 minutes on Thursday for the original Birkin worn by its muse, Jane Birkin. It ended in a $10.1 million sale to a private collector in Japan.
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