Hermès Himalayan Handbags Headlines Heritage Auctions’ Holiday Luxury Accessories Auction – Collectors of luxury accessories – specifically luxury handbags – will have an opportunity to bid on an extraordinary array of Hermès bags – some of which could top $100,000 – in Heritage Auctions’ Holiday Luxury Accessories Auction Dec. 5-6 in New York. Also meeting on the auction block are rare pieces from both the Hermès So Black collection and Chanel’s So Black Collection, indicating the dominance of collectible handbags from the top Parisian fashion houses.
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Expected to be among the top lots is an Hermès 32cm Matte White Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Retourne Kelly Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $100,000-120,000). It includes one top handle, one removable shoulder strap and a flap top with a turnlock closure. The interior, in Gris Cendre Chevre leather, includes one zip pocket and two adjacent slip pockets.
“Himalayan Birkins and Kellys are some of the rarest bags made by Hermès,” Heritage Auctions Luxury Accessories Senior Specialist Max Brownawell said. “The subtle coloration, evocative of the namesake mountain range, is extremely difficult to create, and only a handful are produced each year and offered to Hermès’ top VIP clients.
Also expected to crack six figures is an Hermès 35cm Matte 5P Bubblegum Pink Alligator Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $100,000-120,000). Featuring one zip pocket and one slip pocket, the bag includes two keys, a lock and a clochette, and comes in an Hermès dustbag and box.
An Hermès 30cm Matte White Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $90,000-100,000) is slightly smaller than the Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Kelly. It features two rolled handles, Palladium hardware and a flap top with a turnlock closure, and an interior done in Gris Cendre Chevre leather that features one zip pocket and one slip pocket. The bag includes two keys, a lock and a clochette, as well as an Hermès dustbag, box, clochette dustbag, protective felt and its CITES document.
An Hermès 35cm Matte White Himalayan Crocodile Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $80,000-100,000) features two rolled handles, Palladium hardware and a flap top with a turnlock closure. The interior, which is done in Gris Cendre Chevre leather, features one zip pocket and one slip pocket. The bag includes two keys, a lock, a clochette and a dustbag.
An Hermès Limited Edition 30cm Matte So Black Nilo Crocodile Birkin Bag with PVD Hardware (est. $80,000-100,000) is done in matte black niloticus crocodile, features two rolled handles, black PVD hardware and a flap top with a turnlock closure. The interior, done in matching black chevre leather, features one zip pocket and a slip pocket, two keys, a lock and a clochette.
Other top lots include but are not limited to:
· An Hermès 25cm Matte White Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $75,000-95,000)
· An Hermès Set of 223; Voyage en Ikat Porcelain Tableware Set (est. $60,000-80,000)
· An Hermès 35cm Matte Mais Alligator Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $40,000-45,000)
· An Hermès 35cm Shiny Vert Anis Porosus Crocodile Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $35,000-45,000)
· An Hermès 32cm Matte Fauve Nilo Crocodile Retourne Kelly Bag with Palladium Hardware (est. $32,000-36,000)
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