Christie’s sold the most expensive handbag to date:
Fabled as the rarest handbag in the world, this Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag became the most expensive handbag in auction history when it sold for $300,168 / £208,175 on 30 May [2016] at the Convention Hall in Hong Kong.
The post also cited that it takes 48 hours to create a Birkin by hand, which contrasts against Luca Solca’s estimate of 18 hours for a basic Birkin bag. The difference between the two estimates may be in working with different materials (in this case Himalaya Niloticus crocodile skin).