Hermès

Hermès Mini Kelly 20 Abricot Ostrich GHW

Ostrich · Gold (GHW)

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Details

The piece in detail

Ostrich skin lends a Mini Kelly a particular kind of quiet extravagance — the follicle pattern catches light at every angle, making the silhouette read differently depending on how it is held. This example is in Abricot with gold hardware, a combination that rewards attention without demanding it. Year Y stamp, pre-owned condition. The Mini Kelly occupies a precise position in the Hermès canon: small enough to be considered an evening piece, structured enough to move through a working day. Its trapezoid form and single top handle mean it is carried, not worn — a deliberate act rather than an afterthought. Those who reach for it tend to prefer a bag that holds its shape on the table, on a chair back, in a photograph. Abricot sits in the warm amber register — further from orange than one might expect, closer to the flesh of the fruit the name describes when it is almost but not quite ripe. On ostrich, where the surface already has dimension and movement, the colour deepens slightly in the hollows of each follicle and brightens at the crowns. The result is more nuanced than a flat exotic in the same shade would be; the leather does the work that would otherwise require pattern. Gold hardware completes the piece in a register entirely consistent with the skin and the colour — there is no contrast being sought here, only coherence. JULL acquired this piece through our usual channels, inspected by hand in our London workroom. Private viewings are by appointment at our Chelsea Harbour showroom.

Hermès Mini Kelly, in Abricot Ostrich leather with gold-tone (GHW) hardware. Blind stamp Y. Condition: Pre-owned. Included: the piece as photographed; a Mini Kelly usually leaves Hermès with its shoulder strap, a dust bag and box, and which of these come with this piece, and whether the receipt does, is confirmed in writing before purchase. Free, insured and tracked delivery anywhere in the UK, usually within 1 to 2 working days, or collection and private viewing by appointment at our Chelsea Harbour showroom, London.

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