Hermès

Hermès Kelly Cut Black Doblis Permabrass Hardware

Doblis · Permabrass Hardware

Unworn, now sold. Black Doblis, Permabrass. Ask our concierge to source the same piece.

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The piece in detail

A Kelly Cut in black Doblis with Permabrass hardware — an evening piece built around a single, uninterrupted surface of suede. G stamp, brand new condition. The Kelly Cut sits apart from the rest of the Kelly family. Where the original is structured and upright, this silhouette is flat, envelope-shaped, conceived specifically for evening and occasion dressing. It holds a telephone, a card holder, some notes — the essentials, and no more — and is carried in the hand or tucked under the arm. It is one of the few Hermès pieces that reads as purely formal, with no concession to utility. Doblis is Hermès's term for a fine calfskin suede, and in black it is particularly uncompromising: a deep, light-absorbing matte that reads as near-noir under artificial light. The nap is short and close-set, giving the surface an almost cloth-like stillness. There are no shine variations, no depth shifts — only a consistent, velvety dark that makes the silhouette itself the subject. The Permabrass hardware introduces a warm golden tone against that matte ground, a contrast that sits closer to antique brass than polished gold. JULL holds this piece in its Chelsea Harbour showroom, and private viewing is available by appointment.

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