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Rare Hermès · Curated by Jane
Hermès Kelly Mini 20 Retourne Vert Cru Gulliver Leather Gold Hardware
$32,500.00
The object record
- Condition
- 2 – Excellent
- Material
- Gulliver
- Color
- Vert Cru
- Metallic finish
- Gold
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: Christie's records Box calf Kellys in both.
Discover Hermès Kelly BagsVert Cru is a bright, clean green, produced mostly in the 1990s and since retired. On Gulliver the color saturates fully, the smooth, supple surface taking the dye with a depth that grained leathers diffuse.
Gulliver was the predecessor to Swift, just as soft with almost no grain but with a slightly firmer hand that holds structure on a small bag. This is the vintage Kelly 20 in Retourne construction, with deeper proportions and a rounded top handle, and gold hardware warms the green.
Collector's Insight:
Gulliver was later discontinued and replaced by Swift, and Vert Cru left the palette in the same era, which puts a retired color on a retired leather in the original Kelly 20 format.
Resale Insight:
On vintage Gulliver, buyers check the corners and flap edge for dryness and wear and the gold hardware for plating loss.
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 +
Every piece is authenticated in-house and individually inspected, and ships with a JANEFINDS Certificate of Authenticity.
Delivery and payment +
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Returns +
A return may be requested within 24 hours of delivery, with the security tag intact and the piece returned complete and in original condition. Approved returns carry a 5% restocking fee. Full details in our Returns and Exchanges policy.
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