Shinsuke Sakimoto, the CEO of luxurious items reseller Valuence Holdings Inc., revealed himself as the customer of a Hermès Birkin bag auctioned final week in an interview with the Khaleej Times on Monday.
The handmade, all-black leather-based bag offered at Sotheby’s Paris for €8.6 million ($10 million) with charges. The unique Birkin was commissioned in 1984 completely for—and in collaboration with—actress and style icon Jane Birkin by Jean-Louis Dumas, who was then the CEO of Hermès. It had beforehand offered at public sale in Paris in 2000 and remained in a non-public French assortment till final week.
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On the time of sale, Sotheby’s mentioned solely that the profitable bidder was an nameless Japanese purchaser. However Sakimoto is nameless no extra, telling Khaleej Instances that profitable the bag was “a private milestone” and a “defining second for Valuence,” the corporate he based in 2011.
Via Valuence and his earlier firm, Nanboya—a retailer that resold luxurious items—Sakimoto is a proponent of what he calls “round luxurious,” which he defines as a sustainable and moral type of luxurious that offers such objects second lives. Valuence hosts its personal auctions and sells high-quality artwork, classic watches, and authenticated resale.
“This isn’t nearly a report buy; it’s about honoring the legacy of considered one of style’s most iconic items,” he mentioned. “For me, it was about guaranteeing this masterpiece could be within the fingers of an organization that actually values its story, and can share that story with the world. We’re proud, humbled, and deeply enthusiastic about what’s forward.”
Sakimoto mentioned he sees the Birkin because the embodiment of Valuence’s mission, maybe hinting that he now has one thing of his personal to promote. He mentioned that he plans to finally present the bag in Japan.
