A Japanese company won an auction in Paris for the original Birkin bag crafted by French brand Hermes for a record 1.47 billion yen ($10 million), the firm said Friday. The black leather Birkin bag, ...

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The price crushed the previous auction record for a handbag - $513,040 paid in 2021 for a Hermès White Himalaya Niloticus ...

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The original prototype of the Hermes Birkin bag, famously crafted for and worn by singer-actress, Jane Birkin, sold for $10.03 million (8.58 million euros) at an auction in Paris on Thursday (July 10) ...

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While Sotheby’s didn’t identify the buyer of the original Birkin bag, it did say that the Hermes bag went to an unidentified “private collector” from Japan. As per Sotheby's, the buyer from Japan made ...

The first-ever Birkin handbag sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at a Sotheby's auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag. The bag, which was bought by private ...