Hermès

Model: Birkin

Size: 35cm

Condition: Pristine

Provenance: Istanbul, Turkey

Composition: Yarn embroidery & Togo leather

Hardware: Palladium plated

Other: Detachable clochette with two

encased keys and padlock

Bespoke Silk Twilly

The most celebrated expression of craftsmanship from one of our most ancient civilizations, the Persian carpet has come to symbolize heritage, creativity, hospitality and travel. Jay Ahr’s signature distressed embroidery technique references the Pazyryk Carpet, the oldest known carpet in the world. This bag is a vintage Hermès Birkin 35 cast in Parchemin, first produced in 2009. The fine grained Togo leather gives a soft supple finish for a relaxed contour. Featuring round top handles and a foldover top with twist-lock closure. Detailed with palladium hardware it comes with a detachable clochette with two encased keys and a padlock.

The superiority of a Persian Rug is defined by many characteristics: the quality of the natural silk or wool fibres; the use of vegetable dyes; the density of knots per square inch; as well as the artistic design. However the most poetic quality of the rugs and probably most unexpected is that master weaver often make intentional mistakes on the motifs. The weavers motivation is to show that the rugs are in fact handmade, and to capture life’s impresections...