Rare Hermès Birkin bag sells for $ 85k at auction in Paris

  A handbag Birkin crocodile leather of the luxury goods company Hermes has sold for a record € 63 € 800 (85 416) in an auction in Paris, Artcurial auction house said on Monday.

The case, in 2006, marked by its unusual combination of orange, red and pink colors on its estimate of 40,000-50,000 euros at auction was 21 Sold May Artcurial said.

He did not reveal details of the buyer.

The previous record sale price for a Birkin bag was € 61,000 at an auction in Paris in 2011.

Named after the French actress and singer Jane Birkin, the. Birkin handbags is one of the signature designs of Hermes have in the world of fashion iconic and featured in an episode of Sex and the City