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MEDIA ALERT: London Handbags & Accessories Exhibition - 15-18 November 2017, Christie's Paris, Sac & Accessoires

Jewellery, Watches & Handbags
London EMEA 13 November 2017

Left: A Rose Azalée Swift Leather Birkin 25 with Gold Hardware, Hermès, 2017, estimate: €6,000-€8,000
Centre left: A Shiny Vert Anis Lizard Kelly Pochette with Ruthénium Hardware, Hermès, 2006, estimate: €3,000-€4,000
Centre right: A Matte Rouge Indienne Alligator Birkin 30 with Palladium Hardware, Hermès, 2009, estimate: €20,000-€30,000
Right: A Bleu Hydra Chèvre Leather Kelly 20 II with Palladium Hardware, Hermès, 2017, estimate:  €6,000-€8,000

Paris - After the inaugural Handbags & Accessories auction in London in June 2017 setting a record for most expensive handbag ever sold at auction in Europe, Christie’s will be hosting a Parisian-salon themed preview of the Paris Sacs & Accessoires auction at its King Street headquarters this week, 15-18 November.

The selection to be showcased in London this week will be more than half of the 250-lot auction which will be taking place in Paris on 12 December. This public exhibition will feature runway Chanel pieces, archival and vintage Hermès, and a single-owner collection of important crystal evening bags. The collection will be on view in a multi-room, Parisian-salon style exhibition. Picture-taking encouraged!

What: Parisian Salon Style Exhibition of the Christie’s Paris Sacs & Accessoires in London

Where: Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6QT

When: 15-17 November, 9am - 4:30pm

            18 November, 12pm – 4:30pm

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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