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Hermès Kelly 20 Mini II Sellier HSS Verso Noir and Gold Epsom Permabrass Hardware
$38,500.00
Condition 1 – PristineThe object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Date stamp
- K (2025) (HSS)
- Material
- Veau Epsom Leather
- Made in
- France
- Color
- Noir (89) exterior and Gold (37) interior
- Metallic finish
- Permabrass
- Handle drop
- 4.4 cm | 1.7"
- Strap drop
- 47 cm | 18.5"
- Interior
- Gold leather interior.
- Dimensions
- L 20 × H 12 × D 6 cm | L 7.9" × H 4.7" × D 2.4"
- Condition notes
- Brand new.
- Includes
- Full Set
- Care
- Protect from humidity, prolonged light and extreme heat, and seek an appropriate assessment before treatment. Care Guide
The story behind the Kelly
Created in the 1930s by Robert Dumas as a women's bag with straps: a trapezoid with two triangular gussets, a cutout flap, a handle and two side straps. It took the Kelly name in 1956, when Grace Kelly made it famous. Sellier construction keeps the seams on the outside for a more defined outline; Retourné construction turns them inside for softer edges. The leather does not decide the construction: Box calf Kellys are recorded in both.
Discover Hermès Kelly BagsClosed, this Kelly shows only Noir Epsom and Permabrass, and the special order stays discreet. With the flap raised, the interior opens in warm Gold, the house's caramel brown. A horseshoe beside the Hermès Paris stamp, under the flap, identifies the commission.
The Mini II is the Kelly at 20 cm, built Sellier: the seams are stitched on the outside, so the small trapezoid keeps a clearly defined outline. Two straps meet at the turn-lock across the front, a single handle rises from the flap, and a detachable shoulder strap clips to the rings beside the handle. The base rests on small feet.
Epsom suits a Sellier build: its heat-pressed grain breaks light across the panels, holds the shape on its own and resists scratches. Permabrass gives the turn-lock, the strap plates and the handle rings a pale, warm metallic accent against the black leather.
Collector's Insight:
This HSS Verso configuration places the contrasting color inside rather than dividing the exterior into color blocks. The interior treatment distinguishes it from both a single-color Mini II and special orders with contrasting exterior panels.
Resale Insight:
On a black Epsom Mini II, buyers check the corners, the handle and the flap edges, and on a Verso, the Gold interior for marks.
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.
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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.
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