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Hermes-laden handbag and accessories sale at Christie’s Milan tops $2.4M
MILAN – Inside the Orange Box: A Lifetime of Collecting, Christie’s first handbags and accessories auction in Italy, and the largest single-owner collection of Hermes ever offered by the department, totaled €2,299,248 / £1,976,997 / $2,404,029. The June 23 auction achieved a sell-through rate of 99% by lot and attracted international bidding from 39 […]
Watch fobs: antiquated accessories worth pocketing
NEW YORK – Remember those tiny pockets-within-pockets in Levi jeans? They apparently hark back to the 1600s, when Charles II introduced waistcoat-vests (harbinger of three-piece suits) to Great Britain. Instead of secreting keys or coins, their multiple fob-pockets (likely named for fuppes, “small pockets” in Low German), boasted classy new gadgets – sleek, flat, elegant […]
Christie’s accessories sale stars Hermès handbags Nov. 17
LONDON – Christie’s Handbags and Accessories online auction presents a selection of the most desirable, collectible and rare handbags, luggage and accessories. This curated sale features an item for every discerning collector, with estimates from £200 to £80,000, and many lots offered without reserve. Bidding continues through Nov. 17. View the fully illustrated catalog on […]
Heritage sets records in $1.6M luxury accessories sale
DALLAS – Multiple records fell and an Hermès wicker picnic bag sold for $47,500 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Luxury Accessories Live Auction to $1.6 million on Oct. 4. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.