Hermès Birkin" handbag 40 in Togo Gold leather. Serial number inside strap: "17Z", date letter "Y" for 1995. With padlock and key. Length 40 Height 33 Width 20 cm. (good condition, small tear inside, without removable shoulder strap) Hermès branded cardboard box and dustbag. In near-new condition, this bag is "of course complete with its padlock and bell, which appropriately contains its keys. Undeniably, the model is one of the most emblematic of the Hermès brand, born of a chance meeting between Jane Birkin and the company's director, Jean-Louis Dumas, on a plane from Paris to London in 1984. As a young mother, the actress complained to Dumas that she couldn't find a bag big enough or adapted to her needs. He designed for her and with her this revolutionary rectangular accessory, flexible and spacious, even reserving a "baby bottle" space. Entirely handmade, requiring some forty hours' work by a craftsman specially chosen by the brand, it is characterized by perfect craftsmanship, topped off by a "perlage" finishing technique that ensures long life. Iconic for its place in fashion history, the "Birkin" has also become a profitable investment. It must be said that it has always been manufactured in limited editions, no more than twelve thousand per year worldwide, creating demand and speculation." in Caroline Legrand, La Gazette Drouot, September 15, 2022.