Handbags at a new dawn as Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag makes £190,000

The Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag is often described as the most desirable handbag in the world. And so it proved earlier this month when an example set an auction record for a handbag sold in Europe.

Made from Nile crocodile hide – typically complemented by white gold or palladium hardware – this de…

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