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Hermès Birkin and Kelly Bags Lead Sotheby's Most Expensive
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This $300,000 Hermès Birkin Is the Most Expensive Handbag Ever
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Hermès handbag breaks European record at Paris auction
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Not a Birkin, but a Hermes Kelly bag sold for a record breaking
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Pink leather and palladium hardware, Evelyne PM 16, Hermès, 2013
Hermès Birkin and Kelly Bags Lead Sotheby's Most Expensive
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This $300,000 Hermès Birkin Is the Most Expensive Handbag Ever
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A RUNWAY BLACK LUCITE & CRYSTAL ROCKET SHIP EVENING BAG
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Hermes Birkin sold for record price of £162,500