Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for £7m at Sotheby’s auction

The original Birkin bag, which put the template for the most poisoned accessories in the history of fashion, was purchased for 8.6 million euros (7.4 million pounds; $ 10.1 million), to become the most sold handbag ever in a public auction.

The black leather bag for singer Jane Birkin was made in 1985 after her property leaked while she was sitting next to the head of the luxury fashion house in Hermes on a trip.

I asked why they didn’t make more bags, so the design drawn for a new more practical component but still desirable on the sick AirPlane bag.

The primary model he made to a private mosque from Japan was sold in Sotheby’s in Paris on Thursday, far exceeding previous records of $ 513,000 (378,000 pounds; 439,000 euros).

The auction house said that there is a 10 -minute “electrical” bidding war between “nine designers.”

Morgan Halimi, head of hand and fashion bags in Sotheby, said that the price was “an amazing demonstration of the power of legend and its ability to ignite his passion and the desire of their collectors who are looking for exceptional elements with a unique source, to own its origin.”

“The initial model of the Birkin is exactly, the starting point for an extraordinary story that gave us a modern icon, Birkin, the world’s most disinfected handbag.”

A total of 8,582,500 euros includes commission and fees. Sotheby’s not previously published.

After creating the Anglo-Farnish singer and actress, Hermes put the bag in commercial production, and it is still one of the most exclusive case symbols in fashion.

Some methods cost many tens of thousands of dollars and have waiting lists, with owners, including celebrities such as Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez.

The original contains some unique features, such as the first letters of Birkin on the front flap, the removable shoulder belt, and the nail clips that kept linked to the belt, and signs where stickers were placed for the reasons that you supported, such as Médecins du Monde and UnicF.

Birkin, who died in 2023 at the age of 76, owns the original bag and donated a auction to raise funds for a charity for AIDS in 1994.

It was subsequently purchased by Catherine Beneer, who has a luxurious boutique in Paris, which he had for 25 years before selling it on Thursday.

Sothebez said the price of the previous record for a handbag was placed by Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Retound Kelly 28 in 2021.