Working in Paris: Unboxing Rare Hermès at Christie's

!!English Subtitles Available!! *Working in Paris* takes you behind the doors of the city's most extraordinary houses, ateliers and institutions — one profession at a time. *This episode:* a private unboxing at Christie's, where Handbags & Accessories specialist Lucile Andreani reveals two rare 1990s Hermès pieces — a tiny silver Kelly and a metallic tri-colour Birkin 40 — and explains how an auction is really built, from discovery to estimate. *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Bienvenue chez Christie's — meet Lucile, Handbags & Accessories 1:33 The first step: every auction begins with a discovery 1:55 ➊ Unboxing the tiny silver Kelly — the "jewel bag" 2:44 The second reveal — a piece once worn on the Gaultier runway 4:00 How a specialist sets an estimate 5:07 What the job really is: giving a piece its value 6:10 ➋ The metallic Birkin 40 — three colours, est. €20–30,000 7:30 The 1990s: Hermès' great era of experimentation 8:42 Olympic golds & silvers — and the windows of Leïla Menchari 9:51 "Opéra Baroque," winter '93 — is it unique? 11:06 Why Hermès classics are never finished 12:18 The handbag market & the limits of quiet luxury 13:38 A specialist's love for 90s rarities *THE PIECES* ➊ Hermès Mini Kelly, sterling silver — the "jewel bag" ➋ Hermès Birkin 40, metallic goat leather (gold / silver / bronze), 1998 — est. €20,000–30,000 Featuring Lucile Andreani, Head of Handbags & Accessories, Christie's • https://www.instagram.com/christieshandbags/ Christie's on Instagram • https://w