On Friday 27 November, Christie's auction house in Hong Kong sold the Kelly Himalaya Hermes bag for an astronomical sum of $ 437,330 (or 365,545 euros). Extremely rare, the Kelly Himalaya bag is a model designed in white and beige crocodile leather. Only a few models are made each year by Hermès, which makes this bag one of the most sought after in the world.
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On September 26th, another bag from the French luxury house had set a world record. At a Los Angeles auction by Kruse GWS Auctions, an auction house specializing in exceptional fashion items, Hermes Birkin crocodile leather sold for $ 287,500. Its peculiarity? It was studded with diamonds and 10.7 ct white gold.
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Source: Fadia Slaiby