PARIS, Feb 17 — It will be handbags at dawn for luxury auction house
Christie’s France next month, when it launches its third annual luxury
arm candy sale.
“Handbags & Accessories,” set to take place on March 5 in Paris,
will feature rare and special edition pieces from fashion houses
including Hermès, Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton, with price estimates
ranging from €2,000 (RM9,400) to €70,000.
Highlights will include a “Vert Celadon Natura Kelly 28” by Hermès (pictured),
believed to be one of fewer than 10 in the world. The bag is a nod to
the styles of the 1920s, when it was impossible to remove pigment from
certain exotic skins, meaning that the original skin colour could be
seen through the finished product. Around the year 2000, Hermès
revisited this process, and the resulting handbag is considered to be
one of the most desired in the world. It is being offered at a very
conservative estimate of €15,000 to €20,000.
Additional pieces include a “Himalaya Birkin 35” in grade 1, being
offered conservatively at €70,000 to €90,000, and a limited edition
“Birkin 35” from the So Black collection. This discontinued alligator
edition is characterised by its metal hardware plated in black, rather
than the usual gold or palladium. It is estimated between €40,000 and
€45,000.
Other important Hermès examples include a barénia leather and wicker
Kelly Picnic 35 and a custom-ordered Kelly 32 in Bleu Saphir, Bleu
Marine and Bleu Jean alligator.
Christie’s is also holding a rare handbag auction in Dubai on March 17
to celebrate its 10th anniversary in the city. The event will feature
handbags, trunks, watches and jewellery, with star pieces including an
Hermès “Grand Mariage Kelly 32” in ostrich, alligator and lizard. A
custom-ordered “Birkin 30” in anémone, rose confetti and bleu aztèque
will also be on offer, estimated between $15,000 to $20,000.
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