RESULTS | Handbags & Accessories Autumn Auction Achieved HK$45,863,125 / US$5,942,915
Sale Totals Achieved Over Double The Pre-Sale Low Estimate
81% of Lots Surpassed Pre-Sale High Estimate
25% of Lots Bought by New-to-Christie’s Buyers
Sold by Lot 96% | Sold by Value 98%
Hong Kong – On 27 November, the Handbags & Accessories auction totalled HK$45,863,125 / US$5,942,915, with sell-through rates of 96% sold by lot and 98% sold by value. A world auction record was achieved by the top lot: A RARE, MATTE WHITE HIMALAYA NILOTICUS CROCODILE RETOURNÉ KELLY 25 WITH PALLADIUM HARDWARE, HERMÈS, 2019, which sold for HK$3,375,000/ US$437,330. This was complemented by the result of the 2nd top lot of the sale - A RARE, MATTE WHITE HIMALAYA NILOTICUS CROCODILE BIRKIN 25 WITH PALLADIUM HARDWARE, HERMÈS, 2016, which sold for HK$3,000,000/ US$388,738. Both lots broke the previous world auction record set by Christie’s Hong Kong in Autumn 2017.