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Hermès Kelly 25 Sellier Vert Yucca Epsom Gold Hardware
The object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Date stamp
- B (2023)
- Material
- Epsom
- Made in
- France
- Color
- Vert Yucca
- Metallic finish
- Gold
- Handle drop
- 7 cm | 2.8"
- Strap drop
- 100 cm | 39.4"
- Dimensions
- L 25 × H 19 × D 9 cm | L 9.8" × H 7.5" × D 3.5"
- 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 BagsVert Yucca entered the Hermès palette in the FW 2023 cycle, sitting in a warmer yellow-based green register than Vert Criquet and with less neon pressure than Vert Comics. The color reads with botanical sharpness on Epsom, where the heat-pressed grain holds the saturated pigment cleanly across the panel. Sellier construction gives the Kelly 25 a strict exterior line with outward-facing seams and a rigid frame, making the color placement more graphic than Retourne would render. Gold hardware warms the green without muting it. B stamp places production at 2023.
Collector's Insight:
Vert Yucca belongs to the newer green spectrum that has gained collector traction as buyers build beyond the established neutral and pink demand bases. The color reads vivid without crossing into fluorescent territory, and the Kelly 25 Sellier in Epsom sharpens it further through the rigid panel construction.
Resale Insight:
Kelly 25 Sellier holds the strongest format position in the active Kelly secondary market, particularly when the specification combines current-era color, structured leather, and full set. Vert Yucca commands a narrower but active buyer pool than Noir or Étoupe, with the differentiation itself functioning as the value driver.
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.
The JANEFINDS standard +
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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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The Condition Guide
