The collection includes about 50 rare pieces from Hermès, Chanel, Dior, Judith Leiber, Louis Vuitton, and Bulgari, among other designers.
was among the first to see the luxurious handbag collection, which includes about 50 rare pieces from Hermès, Chanel, Dior, Judith Leiber, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, and other designers.The colorful Bulgari piece is encrusted with vibrant gems, showing Mrs.
Estimates range from under $1,000 to $10,000, but because of the immense interest in Mrs. Getty, it’s impossible to say what they will eventually sell for at auction.“When you look at these bags, it’s evident that the same people who created those beautiful homes and collections of decorative art and furniture would also collect handbags that looked like these,” Rachel Koffsky, international head of handbags at Christie’s, tells. “It’s actually a really great window into the eye of Mrs.
Mrs. Getty, Koffsky says, was curating her life—her home, her wardrobe—in a way that feels natural today, but at the time was very new. That tapestry of her life is recreated in Christie’s auctions, which are curated by era and aesthetic rather than by product category.“Mrs. Ann Getty was always in beautiful fashion, with gorgeous handbags, at incredible events.
And when you buy a handbag like the Kelly or the Birkin, you’re also buying an investment piece that will be just as fashionable in 20 years as it was 20 years ago, when it was purchased by Mrs. Getty, and likely even more valuable.
“What I think is so fascinating about the handbag department is that for many clients, it’s their first entry into Christie’s. We rank in more new clients than any other department because handbags are such an accessible object,” Koffsky says. “As a woman, I’m sure you feel very comfortable buying a handbag for yourself, more so than you would buying a huge table or your first photograph.
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