Birkin handbag

  CHICAGO, IL.- Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will conduct two sales of curated couture and luxury accessories for the upcoming spring season. The April 5 Luxury Accessories and Couture auction will include over 150 lots spanning from the 1920s onward by iconic designers. Starting March 27 and running through April 7 is a timed online only sale, Spring Staples, which will feature everyday couture from Hermes scarves to costume jewelry. The April 5 auction includes numerous Hermes handbags in bright colors such as a gold... [Lire la suite]

  An Hermès malachite green matte alligator Birkin handbag. Photo: Bonhams. 35cm; date code for 2013; in pristine unworn condition; height 9 3/4in, width 13 3/4in, depth 7 1/2in. Estimate US$ 60,000 - 80,000 (€44,000 - 59,000) Bonhams. PERIOD ART AND DESIGN. 9 Feb 2014. Los Angeles - http://www.bonhams.com/

DALLAS.- This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows a red crocodile Hermes Diamond Birkin handbag that sold for $203,150 in 2011, setting a world auction handbag record, previously held by a black crocodile Birkin sold at Christie’s in 2009 for $82,100.The status handbag market is driven by celebrity trendsetters and now some big auction houses are getting in on the act. They say it’s a new and growing category that’s attracting sellers and buyers from around the world. AP Photo/Heritage Auctions.