Jane’s original Birkin bag made history, selling for €8.6m at Sotheby’s Paris, more than any handbag has ever sold at auction.

The Hermès Birkin prototype, originally made for Jane Birkin, sold at a Sotheby's auction in Paris for $10.1 million. What to know about the unique and coveted purse.

"the designer bag created while sitting on the airplane was sold at auction last thursday by the auction company sotheby's in paris for 10 million dollars (minus fees), going to a parisian collector who owned it for about 25 years.

Scuffed, scratched and stained, this black leather Birkin bag just sold for €8.6 million ($10 million), with fees, becoming the most expensive handbag to ever sell at auction.

The unique and original Birkin bag that fashion house Hermès made for actor and singer Jane Birkin sold for 7 million euros or $8.2 million at auction in Paris

The very first of the famed Hermès Birkin handbags, owned by actor Jane Birkin, sold at auction on Thursday for $10.1 million dollars.

Bids opened at €1 million and quickly escalated, with nine collectors driving up the price to gasps and applause at the Paris auction house.

Original Hermes Birkin bag designed for British actor and singer Jane Birkin has been sold for over $10 million in an auction in Paris on Thursday.

After the iconic bag sold for a record-breaking amount at auction, fans began speculating that Kardashian may be the highest bidder.

Kim Kardashian is known for her extravagant taste - but even her close friends are wondering if she just dropped some serious cash on an iconic bag. On Saturday, July 11, Kardashian shared a video that featured a model breaking a glass case containing the original Birkin bag inspired by the late actress Jane Birkin,