- Jane Birkin's original Hermès handbag has sold for €7 million (about £6 million) at a Sotheby's auction.
- The sale took place in Paris on Thursday during Haute Couture Week, generating intense bidding.
- The iconic bag was first conceived in the 1980s when Birkin asked then-Hermès head Jean-Louis Damas for a larger, more practical bag for mothers.
- After designing the bag in 1984 with dedicated space for baby bottles, Hermès named the item after Birkin with her consent.
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