Jane Birkin's original Birkin bag sells for over $15.2M at Paris auction

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Jane Birkin’s original Hermes Birkin bag was sold for €8.6 million ($15.2 million AUD) at Sotheby’s Paris auction on July 10, 2025 after an intense ten minute bidding war.

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00:00We now come to the star lot of this sale, lot 8, which is the original Birkin created

00:07in 1985 for Jane Birkin.

00:10Today the Birkin has become a veritable fashion icon.

00:14This example, marked with the initials JB, is the very first Birkin, the prototype that

00:21was offered to Jane Birkin in 1985 following a discussion with Jean-Louis Dumas.

00:28As such, it is totally unique, with many differences from the model that will be later sold by the

00:34Maison Hermès and become the most famous bag of all time.

00:39One million euros, we start the bidding.

00:42One million, one one, one two, one three, one four, one six, one seven, two million, do

00:51you want two two?

00:57Seven million euros, seven million euros, je te juge maintenant et c'est bien vu à

01:107 millions à juger en pas d'un 149.

01:15Applaudissements.

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