A Kelly 20 in black Epsom with gold hardware — one of the most resolved expressions of this silhouette, and a bag that asks very little of its owner in return for a great deal. G stamp, brand new condition. Within the Kelly family, the 20 occupies a particular position: small enough to read as an evening piece, structured enough to carry through a working day without looking effortful. It is the Kelly reduced to its essential geometry — the trapezoid, the turn-lock, the single top handle — with nothing spare. Those who reach for it tend to want a bag that imposes a discipline on what they carry, and rewards that discipline with a kind of neatness that larger formats cannot achieve. Black in Epsom is about as close to permanent as colour gets. Epsom is a fine, cross-grained leather, pressed tight enough that it holds its shape without assistance and resists surface marking with quiet reliability. The black here reads as a true, cool black — not softened toward charcoal, not warmed toward brown — and on this leather it has a slight sheen at the surface, just enough to register in light, without tipping into patent territory. The gold hardware sits cleanly against the black, the contrast unhurried rather than emphatic. JULL is offering this piece from our curated London holding, and private viewings are available by appointment at our Chelsea Harbour showroom.

Inspected by hand in our London workroom. Private viewings by appointment.
JULL is not affiliated with Hermès International S.A.

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