The price crushed the previous auction record for a handbag - $513,040 paid in 2021 for a Hermès White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Retourne Kelly 28.

Dubai: Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag, the very prototype that launched a global phenomenon, sold for an astounding $10.1 million at Sotheby's 'Fashion Icons' auction in Paris. The landmark sale, ...