Handbag that’s tipped to be Europe’s priciest...at £150,000

A TEN-YEAR-OLD diamond- encrusted Hermes Birkin is expected to fetch more than £150,000, making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at a European auction.

It is due to go under the hammer at Christie’s London on Tuesday along with 220 other sought-after handbags.

The 2008 matte white Himalaya Birkin features an 18 carat white gold and diamond set

lock and is described as being in ‘exceptional’ condition. It is tipped to exceed its £100,000 to £150,000 guide price and could beat the record for the most paid for a handbag at auction in Europe of £155,000. In November, a Himalaya diamond Birkin...