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Prices climb for Himalaya Birkins at Christie’s auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Himalaya Birkins
A matte white Himalaya niloticus crocodile Diamond Birkin 25 with 18K white gold and diamond hardware. Sold for $300,000. Christie’s image

NEW YORK – Christie’s New York online sale of Handbags & Accessories: Summer in the City that concluded July 28 totaled $2,266,750. It marked the highest total for an online handbag sale at Christie’s, with 88% sold by lot and 117% hammer compared to the low estimate. There was global participation with registered bidders from 29 countries. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

The top lot of the sale was a rare Hermès Diamond Himalaya Birkin 25—the first-ever offered in a New York online sale—which realized $300,000, setting a new record for a handbag sold in the U.S. and the highest price achieved for a handbag sold in any online-only auction.

Himalaya Birkins
A limited edition Rouge de Coeur Swift Leather & Osier Mini Picnic Kelly 20 II with Palladium hardware. Sold for $56,250. Christie’s image

 

Other notable results included a rare matte white Hermès Himalaya Birkin 30, which sold for $150,000; a delightful Hermès Mini Picnic Kelly 20 II that sold for $56,250; and a highly sought after limited-edition Hermès Bleu Marine Faubourg Birkin 20, which sold for  $200,000 against a low estimate of $80,000.

Himalaya Birkins
A limited edition Hermès Bleu Marine Faubourg Birkin 20. Sold for $200,000. Christie’s image

Additionally, strong prices were achieved for artist collaborations, Chanel runway accessories and Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh-designed limited edition pieces.

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