Hermès

Hermès Birkin 35 – Vermillon

Yarn Embroidery by Jay Ahr

Model: Birkin

Size: 35cm

Condition: Pristine

Provenance: Tokyo, Japan

Composition: Yarn embroidery & Courchevel leather

Hardware: Gold plated

Other: Detachable clochette with two

encased keys and padlock

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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 Vermillon, first produced in 1997. The lightweight stamped-grain Courchevel leather gives a structured contour. Featuring round top handles and a foldover top with twist-lock closure. Detailed with gold 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...