Another original Hermes Birkin bag sells for $2.86 mn

A Hermes handbag that once belonged to Jane Birkin was sold for $2.86 million at auction in Abu Dhabi on Friday, just months after the record-breaking sale of her first bag from the French brand, Sotheby's said Tuesday.

Hermes first created the design for the British singer and actress in 1984 and it has gone on to become a modern and highly prized classic, sought by fashionistas the world over.

The first prototype was sold for 8.58 million euros at a Sotheby's auction in Paris in July, smashing previous price records for a handbag.

The one sold on Friday was a "Birkin Voyageur", which was gifted to the former wife of French singing legend Serge Gainsbourg in 2003.

The final sale price was around six times times higher than the est

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