Diamond-Studded Birkin Bag Sells For $185K At Beverly Hills Auction

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A diamond-studded Hermès Birkin bag sold Tuesday for $185,000 at a Beverly Hills auction.

The Hermes Extraordinary Collection 30 cm diamond matte Himlayan Nilo crocodile Birkin bag is adorned with 245 diamonds and has 18-carat white gold hardware.

The purse, sold at Heritage Auctions, was part of a larger group of 480 of handbags from Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and other high-end designers.

The seller and buyer have chosen to remain anonymous.

The record for the most expensive purse sold was set in 2011 where another Birkin bag was bought for $203,000 in Dallas, Texas.

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