Hermès

Hermès Kelly Cut Aubergine Shiny GHW

Shiny · Gold (GHW)

Unworn, £30,000, in stock. Aubergine Shiny, Gold (GHW). Authenticated in London and delivered insured anywhere in the UK.

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The piece in detail

A Kelly Cut in aubergine shiny leather with gold hardware — one of Hermès's more declarative statements, designed for evening rather than errand. Year X stamp, unworn condition. Within the house's canon the Kelly Cut occupies a singular position. It keeps the name and the silhouette logic of the Kelly but strips away the structured body and the handle, arriving instead as a clutch with a fold-over flap and the familiar turn-lock at its centre. It is made for occasions that call for something considered rather than practical: a dinner, an opening, an evening where a bag is as much an object of attention as an accessory. Those who reach for it are not looking for the carrying capacity of a Kelly Sellier or a Birkin; they are looking for something that makes the rest of the outfit unnecessary. Aubergine sits at the serious end of Hermès's purple register — not the bright violet of some seasons, but a deep, wine-edged purple with burgundy undertones that shift in different light. On shiny leather the effect is lacquered and deliberate, the surface catching light in a way that matte leathers simply do not. The colour reads almost black at distance and reveals its depth up close. The gold hardware grounds the piece without warming it unduly, holding its own against the darkness of the leather. This example was inspected by hand in our London workroom and verified with Entrupy. JULL holds it available for private viewing by appointment at our Chelsea Harbour showroom.

Inspected by hand in our London workroom. Private viewings by appointment.
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