Handbags · Record #21
The original Hermès Birkin
Hermès, made for Jane Birkin
$10.1M
Sotheby's, Paris · 2025-07-10
The prototype Birkin made for Jane Birkin. Auction record for a handbag.
| Price realised | $10.1M (US$10,100,000) |
|---|---|
| Original currency | EUR 8,600,000 |
| Buyer's premium | Included |
| Artist / maker | Hermès, made for Jane Birkin |
| Medium | Black leather handbag |
| Auction house | Sotheby's |
| Sale location | Paris |
| Sale date | 2025-07-10 |
| Rank | #21 in our list |
| Verified | 2026-10-21 |
USD as published by Sotheby's.