Hermès

Hermès Mini Kelly Mauve Sylvestre Epsom Palladium Hardware

Epsom · Palladium (PHW)

Few colours in the Hermès palette carry the quiet confidence of Mauve Sylvestre. Neither pink nor purple but something more considered, it is a dusk-toned mauve with a cool grey undertone that reads as a neutral in daylight and as something closer to jewellery after dark. Rendered on the Mini Kelly, arguably the most coveted silhouette the maison produces, it becomes very difficult to resist. This example is finished in Epsom, the fine-grained embossed calfskin prized above all for its structure. Epsom holds the Kelly's sellier lines with absolute precision: the shoulders stay square, the sangles sit flat, and the flap closes with a satisfying, architectural snap. It is also the most practical leather in the house repertoire, being light, resistant to scratching and untroubled by rain, which makes it the natural choice for a bag intended to be worn rather than shelved. Palladium hardware is the correct decision here. The cool white metal answers the grey in the Mauve Sylvestre rather than competing with it, and the turnkey, clochette, cadenas and two keys are all present and unmarked. The blind stamp reads G, placing this piece in the most recent years of production. At twenty centimetres the Mini Kelly carries considerably more than its proportions suggest, taking a phone, a cardholder, a lipstick and keys without strain, while the detachable shoulder strap moves it from hand-carry to cross-body without ceremony. It is the bag that has defined the last decade of collecting, and Mauve Sylvestre remains among the hardest of its colourways to source in this configuration. Offered from our London stock, fully authenticated and accompanied by its original box, dust bag and ribbon. Priced at £27,500. Enquire for further photographs, condition detail or a private viewing in Knightsbridge.

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