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Hermès Birkin 42 Orange Clemence Gold Hardware
$16,000 USD
Below market
Priced 19% below typical Orange Birkin 42 (median $19,665 across 143 listings).
Live market context
Comparable set
12 listings
Median
$16,500
Low-high
$12,500-$36,000
Merchants
3 active
Compared against Birkin 42 Clemence inventory. This listing is $500 below the current median (3%).
Buyer market brief
This Hermès Birkin 42 Orange Clemence Gold Hardware is listed at $16,000 by Madison Avenue Couture, $500 below the median $16,500 ask for Birkin 42 Clemence inventory. That makes it worth shortlisting if the condition photos and merchant terms check out.
- Compared with 12 priced listings from 3 active merchants.
- Observed cohort range: $12,500 to $36,000.
- Current ask is 3% below the cohort median.
- 3 lower-priced comparable alternatives are indexed right now.
Price history
First captured at $16,000 on 2026-10-01.
First seen
$16,000 · 2026-10-01
Latest ask
$16,000 · 2026-10-01
Observed days
1
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Size
Birkin 42 (42 x 30 x 22 cm)
Color
Orange
Leather
Clemence
Hardware
Gold
Condition
Pre-owned
Merchant
Madison Avenue Couture
This vintage Special Edition Shoulder Birkin, designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier, is in Orange clemence leather with gold hardware and has tonal stitching, two straps with front toggle closure, clochette with lock and two keys and double rolled handles.The interior is lined with Orange chevre and has a
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How the Birkin does at auction
28 Hermès Birkin lots from Bonhams, Drouot and other houses: the median sold at 98% of its low estimate.
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Is $16,000 fair for Clemence in this condition?
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Median ask$16,500
Live comps12
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