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Studio study of an early structured trapezoid handbag

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Hermès

Brand
Hermès
Designer
Hermès, before the bag was renamed Kelly
Materials
Leather, a structured trapezoid with a turn-lock. Early examples are box and its cousins
Number made
The predecessor, not a numbered Kelly edition
Original price
A luxury case of the period
Value
A clean pre-Kelly example is a specialist object, often discussed from the mid-teens of thousands upward, and far more with grand provenance. Guide, without royal provenance: $16,590

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