See moment Birkin bag smashes auction records at $10 million

Jane Birkin’s Hermès bag has just sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for a record-breaking $10 million, becoming the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction after a dramatic bidding war. Known as “The Original Birkin,” the all-black, leather handbag is the first version of this timeless luxury staple, inspired by its owner — ‘60s “It-girl” Jane Birkin.

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