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Friday, July 11, 2025

Original Birkin bag sells at auction for record $10 million

A Hermes Birkin bag, the first ever designed for Jane Birkin, sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at Sotheby’s Paris on Thursday, setting a handbag auction record. The collector’s piece sparked a bidding war, reaching 7 million euros before fees, Sotheby’s said. 

A Hermes Birkin bag, the first ever designed for Jane Birkin, sold for 8.58 million euros ($10 million) at Sotheby’s Paris on Thursday, setting a handbag auction record. The collector’s piece sparked a bidding war, reaching 7 million euros before fees, Sotheby’s said.