{"id":6855,"date":"2021-11-19T12:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=6855"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:01:30","slug":"christies-the-london-edit-the-exceptional-sale-of-luxury-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/christies-the-london-edit-the-exceptional-sale-of-luxury-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie&#8217;s : The London edit, the exceptional sale of luxury bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\"><p>At Christie&#8217;s, a large auction of luxury handbags is being held through November 23. Some bags could fetch up to $100,000.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>Handbags Online : The London Edit<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; is open for online auction through November 23, with bags, luggage and accessories from luxury brands, offered by <strong>Christie&#8217;s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights of the sale are handbags of all colors from French leather goods maker Herm\u00e8s, known for its Birkin and Kelly lines that easily fetch more than $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6858\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6859\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05.png 643w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-370x302.png 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-20x16.png 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-185x151.png 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-400x326.png 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-600x489.png 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-10.47.05-59x48.png 59w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Birkin 20 Hermes in matte concrete alligator, togo and white swift leather, orange swift leather and faubourg sellier mist blue epsom leather\u00a0\u00a9 Christie&#8217;s<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leading the lots is a <strong>Herm\u00e8s Birkin 20 Matte Concrete Alligator<\/strong>, White Togo &amp; Swift Leather Faubourg Sellier bag, depicting the facade of Herm\u00e8s&#8217; Paris flagship store on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor\u00e9, estimated at \u00a380,000 to \u00a3100,000 (approximately \u20ac95,000 to \u20ac119,000), in view of its rarity and exceptional condition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CWT3OJvF12V\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CWT3OJvF12V\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Christie&#8217;s Handbags (@christieshandbags)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s very unusual to see so many bags at the same time, because obviously every time you go into a store you&#8217;re not going to see so many designs and colors,<\/em>&#8221; said <strong>Lucile Andreani<\/strong>, head of EMEA handbag and accessories sales at Christie&#8217;s, at a preview on Thursday. &#8220;<em>We have close to 200 bags (&#8230;) starting at \u00a3100 and that goes up to \u00a380,000, so it&#8217;s a very wide range.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6864\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6865\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54.png 635w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-370x369.png 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-185x184.png 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-400x399.png 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-600x598.png 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.20.54-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Birkin 35 Hermes in crocodile leather, decorated with yellow gold and yellow sapphire &#8211; 2010 \u00a9 Christies<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other <strong>Herm\u00e8s<\/strong> bags include a limited edition chevron pattern <strong>Fauve Bar\u00e9nia &amp; Bog Oak Kellywood 22<\/strong>, priced between \u00a360,000 and \u00a380,000, and a <strong>Birkin 35<\/strong> in shiny Cocoan Porosus crocodile, adorned with 18-karat yellow gold and yellow sapphire, estimated at \u00a350,000-70,000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6860\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6861\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40.png 631w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-370x368.png 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-185x184.png 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-400x397.png 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-600x596.png 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.05.40-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chanel acoustic guitar &#8211; 2009 \u00a9 Christie&#8217;s<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the handbags, other surprising objects complete the sale, such as a <strong>Louis Vuitton<\/strong> zinc explorer&#8217;s trunk, dating from the 1890s and estimated to cost between 30,000 and 40,000 pounds, or a <strong>Chanel<\/strong> acoustic guitar, estimated between 5,000 and 7,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6862\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6863\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06.png 631w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-370x371.png 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-185x185.png 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-400x401.png 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-600x601.png 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Capture-decran-2021-11-19-a-11.11.06-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Louis Vuitton monogrammed watch box \u00a9 Christie&#8217;s<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To access this exceptional sale, click <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineonly.christies.com\/s\/handbags-online-london-edit\/lots\/1990?filters=&amp;page=1&amp;searchphrase=Birkin%2035%20crocodile%20%20&amp;sortby=LotNumber&amp;themes=\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; 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