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Rare Chanel · Curated by Jane
CHANEL Red Shiny Alligator Classic Mini Flap Bag with Silver Hardware
$27,000.00
Condition 1 – PristineA Classic Mini Flap in shiny alligator, from the era when Chanel still worked in exotic skins.
The object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Material
- Shiny Alligator
- Color
- Red
- Metallic finish
- Silver-Tone
- Includes
- Box, Sleeper, Lock, Strap
- Care
- Alligator Lisse: Exotic skin is not interchangeable with other leathers for treatment: a product intended for one may be unsuitable for another. Protect from humidity, prolonged light and extreme heat, and seek an appropriate assessment before treatment.
The house ended all exotic production after 2018, which makes every alligator flap a closed chapter: the supply that exists today is the supply that will ever exist. This one arrives in red, the most demanded color in the classic canon, with silver-tone hardware, the CC turnlock, a rear slide pocket, and the woven chain strap that carries single or doubled.
The interior is lined in matching leather, and the alligator scales run in graduated symmetry across the flap, the signature of top-tier hide selection.
Collector's Insight:
Chanel discontinued exotic skins entirely after 2018, so alligator Classic Flaps can never be reissued or restocked. Pre-ban exotics have become their own collecting category, and the Mini in a primary color sits at the top of it: the format Chanel collectors buy most, in a skin the house will not touch again.
Resale Insight:
Closed-supply Chanel exotics have appreciated steadily since the ban, with red and black shiny alligator leading results. Pristine examples with full sets are the ones that set the prices; condition is the entire spread in this category.
Condition, defined +
Every piece is graded on the JANEFINDS five-tier scale: 1 Pristine, 2 Excellent, 3 Very Good, 4 Good, 5 Vintage, Well-Loved. Each tier is defined in writing in The Condition Guide.
The JANEFINDS standard +
Every piece is authenticated in-house and individually inspected, and ships with a JANEFINDS Certificate of Authenticity.
Delivery and payment +
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Returns +
This piece is final sale and is not eligible for return or refund. Full details in our Returns and Exchanges policy.
Complete the piece
Carried with.
Chains, straps and cases selected to work with this piece.
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Every piece is graded on the published JANEFINDS Standard, each tier defined in writing.
The Condition Guide