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Studio study of a black box-calf top-handle bag

Vintage Birkin 40 Box

Hermès

Brand
Hermès
Designer
Jean-Louis Dumas’s shape, early production
Materials
Black or natural box calf
Number made
Early production; survivors are individual
Original price
A few thousand dollars in period — the shocking fact of this list
Value
Estimate $25,000–$55,000 without famous provenance

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