Hermès Birkin 40 in Noir Matte Porosus Crocodile with Gold hardware
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The Sold Archive

Hermès Birkin 40 Black Matte Porosus Crocodile Gold Hardware

Placed

Realized
$75,000–100,000

The object record

Condition
1 – Pristine
Material
Matte Porosus Crocodile
Color
Black (89)
Metallic finish
Gold
JANEFINDS

The object record

Hermès Birkin 40 Black Matte Porosus Crocodile Gold Hardware

Condition
1 – Pristine
Date stamp
Q □ (2013)
Material
Matte Porosus Crocodile
Made in
France
Color
Black (89)
Metallic finish
Gold
Dimensions
L 40 × H 30 × D 21 cm | L 16" × H 12" × D 8"
Includes
Box, Lock
Care
Porosus Crocodile Mat: 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. Care Guide

The story behind the Birkin

Originated in 1984 from a conversation between Jane Birkin and Hermès Executive Chairman Jean-Louis Dumas; its structural lineage traces to the Haut à Courroies. Familiar sizes are 25, 30, 35 and 40 cm, alongside miniature, shoulder and travel versions, in both Retourné and Sellier construction.

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The story behind the Birkin

Originated in 1984 from a conversation between Jane Birkin and Hermès Executive Chairman Jean-Louis Dumas; its structural lineage traces to the Haut à Courroies. Familiar sizes are 25, 30, 35 and 40 cm, alongside miniature, shoulder and travel versions, in both Retourné and Sellier construction.

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Black matte Porosus is the reference exotic: the configuration collectors mean when they say a crocodile Birkin. The wool-buffed matte finish absorbs light across the small, symmetrical scales rather than reflecting it, and at 40 the archetype reads at full scale, with gold hardware warming the black.

Interior is lined in matching Chevre leather with one zip pocket and one open pocket. Signature turn-lock closure, front flap, and sangles complete the configuration.

Collector's Insight:
Matte finish is allocated less frequently than shiny within Porosus production, since the unglazed surface conceals nothing and demands flawless hides. The 40 in black matte is the archetype collectors return to after the statement colors.

Resale Insight:
Black exotic Birkins hold the broadest and most stable demand of any exotic color, and the vault currently holds this configuration in both gold and palladium, a side-by-side comparison almost no one gets to make in person.

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