Heritage Auctions Offers Exquisite Designer Bags at Auction

Passionate handbag collectors should not miss the Heritage Auctions’ sale of designer pieces at the Fletcher Sinclair Mansion in New York. The sale will take place on April 28, after previews in Dallas and Beverly Hills. Over 700 vintage and new pieces will be offered at the event, and everyone is bound to find at least a couple of must-haves in the collection.

Matt Rubinger, the Heritage Director of Luxury Accessories, assures interested buyers that even the most experienced and passionate Hermes bags collectors will find plenty of exciting models to choose from. Other luxury brands will also be represented at the sale, so we expect the event to be a feast for consumers of plush accessories.

A 1960s 18K yellow gold Melone Minaudiere Evening Bag from Bulgari with a round diamond clasp weighing 1.21 carats has a starting bid of $25,000, but more affordable pieces will also be offered. A Chanelnatural lizardjumbo double flap bag with gunmetal hardware has a starting bid of $1,500, while bidding for a Chanel blue & silver crocodile paris-byzance collection gripoix east west flap bag from Karl Lagerfeld’s Byzantine inspired runway collection starts at $4,000.

For deeper pockets, even more alluring bags will be presented. Take for instance the very rare Hermes Matte White Himalayan Crocodile Birkin Bagmeasuring 30 cm (11.8 in) and featuring palladium hardware, or the Hermes18cm (7 in) Diamond Blue Jean Porosus Crocodile Double-Gusset Constance Bagwith 18K white gold hardware. Both with a starting bid of $40,000, they fit perfectly in the same category asthe Hermes 35cm (13.7 in) Matte Pink 5P Alligator Birkin Bag with palladium hardware, and the Hermes horseshoe one of a kind 35cm (13.7 in)Shiny Rose Scheherazade Porosus Crocodile Birkin Bag.