The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million. What to know about the unique and coveted purse.

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag sold for a record-breaking €7 million, with fees totalling €8.6 million, or $10.1 million, this afternoon at Sotheby’s in Paris.

Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag has just sold at auction at Sotheby’s in Paris for $8.2 million.