Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware

Hermès HAC Birkin 40 Poussiere Porosus Crocodile Palladium Hardware

Poussière, the dust-grey neutral Hermès retired and has since returned to the palette, on a Porosus HAC 40 from 2006. Exotic HACs in retired-and-returned colors occupy a collector category of their own: the color's absence from the market is part of what the piece documents. Porosus, the finest crocodile skin available, carries its small symmetrical scales across the format's tall architecture.

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

Condition: 2 – Excellent
Stamp: 2006
Color: Poussiere
Material: Porosus Crocodile
Hardware: Palladium
Includes: Sleeper, Lock, Keys, Clochette
Dimensions: 40 x 30 x 21 cm | 16" x 12" x 8"

Collector's Insight: The HAC 40 carries the proportions of the original format, and exotic examples in retired colors trade on documentation as much as material: each one is a record of a palette the boutique no longer shows.

Resale Insight: Exotic HACs surface on the secondary market only sporadically, and honest Excellent grading positions the piece for the collector buying the format to use.

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