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Hermès Kelly 35 Picnic, Wicker & Barenia leather Palladium Hardware
$49,500.00
Condition 1 – PristineThe Picnic Kelly replaces the leather body panels with hand-woven Osier wicker, retaining Barenia at the flap, handle, sangles, and base.
The object record
- Condition
- 1 – Pristine
- Material
- Barenia and Osier Wicker
- Made in
- France
- Color
- Fauve / Natural Osier
- Metallic finish
- Palladium
- Dimensions
- L 35 × H 24 × D 12 cm | L 13.8" × H 9.4" × D 4.7"
- Includes
- Box
- Care
- Veau Barenia: Not untreated raw hide; patina does not guarantee that water marks or scratches will disappear. 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 BagsTwo crafts build one bag: a basket weaver forms the rigid wicker body, then a saddler integrates the leather. Barenia is the uncoated calfskin Hermès developed for saddlery; it absorbs oils from handling and darkens with use, while the wicker stays fixed, so the two materials diverge visibly over years of ownership.
Retourne construction turns the bag during assembly, producing softer, rounded edges. Interior is lined in matching Chèvre with one zip pocket and two slip pockets. Accompanied by the original Hermès box.
Collector's Insight:
The Picnic line began in 2011, when Jean-Paul Gaultier introduced wicker as a structural material in his final Hermès show. Production is capped by the supply of specialist weavers rather than by materials, and the wicker cannot be repaired: any broken strand is permanent, which is why pristine examples thin out every year.
Resale Insight:
Picnic Kellys trade in their own lane, to buyers seeking mixed-media construction rather than a traditional configuration. Condition carries disproportionate weight here because there is no restoration path for the weave, and an unused example with its box sits at the top of what the format offers.
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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