# @forbes on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DL5hkjTvphv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32276993-forbes-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-09T19:30:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Forbes (@Forbes) — https://gondola.cc/Forbes

## Caption

A 40-year-old #purse that inspired the world’s most prestigious line of #handbags will go up for auction at Sotheby’s in Paris on Thursday.

The #Birkin prototype, which was created specifically for actress and French style icon Jane Birkin, inspired a line of #Hermès bags that are notoriously expensive—they commonly resell for tens of thousands of dollars—and hard to acquire.

The original design, which includes a non-removable strap and is stamped with #JaneBirkin's initials, is expected to break the current record ($500,000) for a handbag sold at auction. 

Read more at the link in our bio. (Photo: Getty Images)

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janebirkin, handbags, birkin, purse, hermès

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