







The Sold Archive
Hermès Kelly Pochette Ombré Lizard Palladium Hardware
Placed
- Realized
- $75,000–100,000
The object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Material
- Niloticus Lizard
- Color
- Ombré
- Metallic finish
- Palladium
The story behind the Kelly Pochette
The Kelly as a small, box-like clutch, with the Kelly flap, straps and turn-lock and a top handle.
Discover Wallets, Clutches, PochettesOmbré Lizard is the natural-finish lizard treatment Hermès produces from hides where the natural light-to-dark gradation across the skin is preserved rather than dyed uniform. The dark spinal line and pale belly create the characteristic gradient, and because each hide's pattern distribution is different, no two pieces are identical.
Niloticus lizard (Varanus niloticus) carries a fine, tight scale grid, and the agate-buffed surface amplifies the tonal shift across the pochette's flat face. The Kelly Pochette is the smallest Kelly format, with a single flat handle and no removable strap.
Pairs with: The Strap Converter and JANEFINDS straps and chains. Check the fit of your bag's attachment points and your chosen accessories before use.
Collector's Insight:
The Ombré treatment depends on hides whose natural gradation runs evenly from spine to belly, so no two Ombré pieces match, and here it is set on the smallest Kelly format.
Resale Insight:
Because the gradation cannot be reproduced, buyers judge each Ombré piece on how cleanly the dark-to-light transition sits across the flap and front panel.
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