Rare Vintage Hermes Red Alligator Handbag with gilt bronze "Riding-Spur" and "Horseshoe" Closure, the handle with swivel ends in gilt bronze, the inside of the bag with 4 pockets, the front pocket stamped, "HERMES - PARIS / 24.Fg St Honore" (possibly 1950's without Country of Origin export marking); gilt bronze edge marked "Hermes - Paris" with hallmark. Height with handle 15 1/2 inches (39.5 cm.). Height of bag 9 inches (22.5 cm.) X width 7 1/2 inches (19 cm.) X depth 3 1/2 inches (9 cm.).

Age related wear to edges and gilding. inside back pocket with snap closure loose to one side; stains to interior leather; tip of "Riding Spur" closure bent, stitching to underside of handle loose. NOTE: CITES compliance applies to this lot. International bidders may not have the lot shipped to them. Transport of such lots require special licenses for export, import or both. Bidders are responsible for any licenses and /or permits. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.