Hermes' original Birkin bag sells at auction for record $10 million

The bag, which features Birkin's initials "J.B." on the flap and, unlike its descendants, has a strap that cannot be removed, was purchased by a private Japanese buyer over the phone, Sotheby's said.

The Original Birkin, the handbag crafted by French luxury fashion house Hermes for artist Jane Birkin and offered to her in 1985, is displayed during a media preview of Sotheby's Paris Fashion Icons Sale at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris, France, July 2, 2025.

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ByREUTERS

JULY 11, 2025 17:22

Hermes' original Birkin bag sells at auction for record $10 million

The bag, which features Birkin's initials "J.B." on the flap and, unlike its descendants, has a strap that cannot be removed, was purchased by a private Japanese buyer over the phone, Sotheby's said.

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Hermes' original Birkin bag sells at auction for record $10 million

The bag, which features Birkin's initials "J.B." on the flap and, unlike its descendants, has a strap that cannot be removed, was purchased by a private Japanese buyer over the phone, Sotheby's said.

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