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Hermès Vintage Mini Shoulder Kelly 20 Rouge Vif Lizard Gold Hardware
$49,328.00
Hermès Vintage Mini Shoulder Kelly 20 Rouge Vif Lizard Gold Hardware
Rouge Vif on lizard is one of the most saturated combinations Hermès has produced at miniature scale. Lizard carries the finest scale pattern in the exotic range, a tight beaded grid that fragments light across the surface and gives a bright red visible depth and movement that smooth calfskin cannot reproduce.
This is the vintage Kelly 20, the original mini format that predates the current Mini Kelly II, with a taller handle and fuller proportions than the modern reissue. Retourne construction turns the panels during assembly for softer, rounded edges. Interior lined in matching Chèvre with one zip pocket and two slip pockets. Single top handle with detachable shoulder strap.
Condition: 2 – Excellent
Color: Rouge Vif
Material: Lizard
Hardware: Gold
Includes: Strap
Dimensions: 20 × 14 × 7 cm | 8" × 5.5" × 3"
Collector's Insight: Lizard hides are small, which caps production at the smaller formats and makes exotic minis one of the narrowest lanes in the Hermès offer. Vintage examples predate the current Mini Kelly II program entirely, and the first-generation proportions have drawn renewed collector attention as buyers compare the two formats directly.
Resale Insight: Vintage exotic minis trade as standalone collectibles rather than against current production, since the configuration cannot recur. Original strap intact matters disproportionately here, as period-correct straps are effectively unreplaceable.
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