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RESULTS | Hong Kong Handbags & Accessories Autumn Auction Totalled HK$39,851,250 / US$5,118,691

93% by Lot | 95% by Value

Jewellery, Watches & Handbags

Hong Kong APAC 25 November 2019

Hong Kong – On 25^th November 2019, Christie’s Handbags & Accessories auction achieved HK$ 39,851,250/US$5,118,691 with an exceptional sell-through rate of 93% by lot and 95% by value. The heated saleroom attracted global participation from 21 countries across 4 continents via all sale channels.

Winsy Tsang, Vice President & Head of Sale, Handbags & Accessories, Asia, commented, “We saw a fantastic sell-through rate this season, suggesting strong purchasing power from our clients and a healthy appetite for the most iconic, rare, and coveted items. We hope to carry forward this strong momentum to our next Handbags X HYPE online auction that will take place in New York between 26 November and 10 December .”

The top lots of the sale were A RARE, MATTE WHITE HIMALAYA NILOTICUS CROCODILE RETOURNÉ KELLY 25 WITH PALLADIUM HARDWARE, which realised HK$1,875,000/US$240,834 and setting a new auction record for a non-diamond Himalaya Collection, and A RARE, MATTE WHITE HIMALAYA NILOTICUS CROCODILE BIRKIN 25 WITH PALLADIUM HARDWARE, which totalled HK$1,625,000/US$208,723.

The collecton of Supreme and Louis Vuiton pieces including A LIMITED EDITION RED TOPAS MULTIWHEEL SUITCASE BY SUPREME and A LIMITED EDITION RED & WHITE MONOGRAM MALLE COURRIER 90 TRUNK WITH SILVER HARDWARE BY SUPREME sold exceptionally well, more than doubling their low estimates, fetching HK$1,355,000/US$174,043, which soared beyond its combined pre-sale low estimate of HK$542,000/US$69,617.

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.