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Hermès Kelly Doll Quelle Idole Vermillon Swift Palladium Hardware Bellavita Taipei 2009
$65,000.00
Condition 1 – PristineKelly Doll "Quelle Idole" in Vermillon Swift with Palladium hardware.
The object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Material
- Swift
- Made in
- France
- Color
- Vermillon
- Metallic finish
- Palladium
- Includes
- Full set
- Edition
- Hermès à Bellavita Taipei 2009 (limited to 20 pieces)
- Care
- Protect from humidity, prolonged light and extreme heat, and seek an appropriate assessment before treatment. Care Guide
The story behind the Kelly Doll
Designed by Jean-Louis Dumas and introduced in 2000; its other name, Quelle Idole, is a play on Kelly Doll. Hermès made limited runs from 2008 to 2010 to mark boutique openings, five pieces for the 2015 Leather Forever exhibition in Singapore, special orders from 2017, and the redesigned Kelly Doll Picto in Spring/Summer 2022.
Discover Hermès Kelly DollA boutique-opening edition produced for the inauguration of Hermès à Bellavita, Taipei, in 2009. Limited to 20 pieces. The interior is hot-stamped "HERMÈS À BELLAVITA TAIPEI 2009," confirming event-specific provenance. The Kelly Doll transforms the Kelly's architecture into a figurative character: the turnlock functions as the nose, the sangles become articulated arms with mitt-shaped hands, a smile is stitched into the body panel, and sculpted feet allow the piece to stand. Palladium hardware at the eyes and turnlock. Vermillon is a bright, warm red with orange undertones on Swift's smooth, luminous surface.
Collector's Insight:
Boutique-opening Kelly Dolls are among the smallest production runs Hermès assigns to any item. The Bellavita Taipei 2009 edition was limited to 20 pieces, each hot-stamped with the boutique name and year. Kelly Dolls were designed by Jean Louis Dumas and have been produced in various colors for specific boutique openings and events worldwide. Each edition is location-specific and non-repeating, making every colorway and stamping combination a fixed-supply collectible.
Resale Insight:
Kelly Dolls are among the most collected Hermès limited editions, with boutique-opening editions commanding the highest premiums due to confirmed production caps. The Bellavita Taipei 2009 edition at 20 pieces is one of the smaller runs. Kelly Dolls trade privately at levels that reflect both their extreme scarcity and their status as display-grade collectibles rather than functional bags.
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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