
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
PARIS — A rare prototype Hermès Birkin bag sold for a record-breaking $10.1 million at Sotheby’s Paris, making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. The iconic black leather bag—featuring gilded brass hardware, a nondetachable strap, and the initials of actress Jane Birkin—was snapped up in under 20 minutes by a Japanese private collector.