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Hermes Haut A Courroies 40 Cargo Bag AA Ecru-Noir/Noir
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Hermes Birkin 40 Haut A Courroies 40 Cargo Bag AA Ecru-Noir/Noir Condition: Brand New Material
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Briefcases and Attachés

Hermes Haut a Courroies HAC 40 Flag Limited Edition Birkin Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
lock, keys and clochette and sleeper. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and especially
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Haut a Courroies HAC 40 Flag Limited Edition Birkin Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
accentuated with Palladium hardware. Comes with lock, keys and clochette and sleeper. The HAC (Haut à
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermès Limited Edition Bleu Nuit & Violet Clémence Cosmos Haut à Courroies 50 BP
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Limited Edition Bleu Nuit & Violet Clémence Cosmos Haut à Courroies 50 BP SKU
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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags

Hermes Haut à courroies from 1955's
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
Vintage Hermes Hac Condition : Good condition Country of manufacture : France Gender : Unisex Interior : black Material : grained leather Color : black Dimensions: 50x28x53cm Year ...
Category

1950s Top Handle Bags

Hermes Haut à courroies from 1955's
Hermes Haut à courroies from 1955's
H 20.87 in W 11.03 in L 19.69 in
Treboul, le clocher et le rue Vieille (Finistère)
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Basel, CH
) 1975 Huile sur toile 89,5 x 130,2 cm. Signé en haut à gauche et daté en haut à droite ; au verso titré
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1970s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hermes Hac 40 Men's Birkin Bag Deep Bleu Togo Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes HAC 40 (Haut a Courroies) bag featured in Deep Blue. Rare to find this
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes HAC 40 Birkin Men's Bag Black Runway Embroidered Limited Edition
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a Limited Edition Hermes Runway Haut a Courroies or HAC bag is featured in Black
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Painting, Oil On Canvas, Seaside French Landscape By Pierre Jacques Pelletier
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
internationales. Le tableau a été soigneusement nettoyé et une petite pièce a été mise à l'arrière en haut à
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Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Paintings

Materials

Paint

Huile sur toile signée Giuseppe P. Anzino et datée 1907. Portrait de Miss Margar
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Très belle facture, en bon état, signé en haut à gauche. Bel encadrement en bois et stuc doré (quelques
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Early 1900s English School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hermes Hac 40 crocodile graphite
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
: Haut à courroies Size: 40 Gender: unisex Material: matt Porosus crocodile leather Colour: graphite
Category

2010s French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac 40 crocodile graphite
Hermes Hac 40 crocodile graphite
H 14.57 in W 9.45 in L 15.75 in
Hermes HAC 40 Craie / Gris Clair Feutre Birkin Bag Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
- please see image. Comes with lock, keys and clochette and sleeper. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac 50 Men's Birkin Bag Black Fjord Leather Brass Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare 50 Hermes Hac (Sac Haut a Courroies) featured in Black Fjord leather
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac 50 Birkin Lime Bag Evercolor Ficelle Toile Palladium
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare Hermes 50 HAC bag (Haut a Courroies) featured in Lime Evercolor leather
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Gouache of a Burmese dancer, Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
. Cette gouache est signée en haut à droite avec une inscription « Birmanie » en haut à droite et un
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Vintage 1920s Burmese Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

Hermes Hac 50 Men's Birkin Bag Flag Toile Ebene Evercalf Leather Brass Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare 50 Hermes Sac Haut a Courroies (HAC) featured in green Toile Criss Cross
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Birkin 50 HAC Bag Etoupe Togo Leather Brass Hardware Rare
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
. Comes with lock, keys and clochette. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and especially
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac Birkin 40 Bag Black Palladium Hardware Togo Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
clochette, sleeper, and signature Hermes orange box. NEW or NEVER WORN. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes HAC 50 Men's Birkin Bi Color Blue Nuit / Black Bag Togo Palladium
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a very rare Bi-color Hermes Hac 50 bag - Sac Haut a Courroies - featured in Blue
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac 40 Black Matte Porosus Crocodile Birkin Bag Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
clochette, sleeper, and signature Hermes orange box. NEW or NEVER WORN. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Lisa Rosnay, "Dis bonjour à la dame", Pièce Unique, 2013
By Lisa Rosnay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
artistic tribute to youth Signé au revers en haut à gauche : Signed behind upstair left o the wood
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paint

Fauteuil Art Nouveau à haut dossier en hêtre
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Fauteuil Art Nouveau à haut dossier en hêtre Sur roulettes Mousses et tissu en bon état
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Antique Early 1900s European Art Nouveau Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Hermes Rock Limited Edition HAC 40 Black Bag Volupto Leather Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes limited edition HAC Rock Birkin 40 (Haut a Courroies) bag featured in
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes Hac 40 Gold Evercolor Leather / Ecru Toile Birkin Bag Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and especially stylish Hermes travel bag making it a
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21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hissez haut Santiago
By Martin Engler
Located in Miami, FL
Martin Engler (b. 1953) was born in Grabs (SG), Switzerland. He now lives in Geneva. After studying art in Zurich he developed diverse techniques: mixed media, oil painting, collage,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Metal, Iron

Hermes Hac 40 Black / Ecru Criss Cross Toile Birkin Bag Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
WORN. The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and especially stylish Hermes travel bag making
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes HAC 40 Birkin Volynka Limited Edition Men's Bag Terre Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a rare very limited edition Volynka Russian leather Hermes 40 HAC bag (Haut a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Lisa Rosnay, "tiens toi droit", Pièce Unique, 2013
By Lisa Rosnay
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
artistic tribute to youth Signé au revers en haut à gauche : Signed behind upstair left o the wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paint

Hermes Hac 40 Vert Veronese with Ecru and Vert Amande Toile Birkin Bag
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
, and signature Hermes orange box. NEW or NEVER WORN The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Hermes HAC 40 Birkin Men's Bag Bleu Nuit Todoo Feutre / Bleu de Malte Palladium
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
signature Hermes orange box. NEW or NEVER WORN The HAC (Haut à Courroies) is an extremely rare and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Duffel Bags and Carry-On Bags

Haut Rhin, France. Antique map of a French department, 1856
By Victor Levasseur
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Dept. du Bas Rhin', steel engraving with original outline hand-colouring., 1856, from Levasseur's Atlas National Illustre. This mountainous area is part of the Alsace wine region ...
Category

19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Watercolor of a child and a woman "Ta Moc", Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972)
Located in Paris, FR
s’en dégage. Cette aquarelle est signée et titrée en haut à droite. Datation : entre 1925-1930, dates
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Vintage 1920s Asian Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paper

Republic of Haut Bay II
By Danielle Eubank
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Danielle Eubank is a painter who is exploring the relationship between abstraction and realism. Based on the oceans of the world, her abstract oil paintings are modern and emotive. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Hermes Birkin 40cm HAC Gold Tan Togo Palladium Bag RARE
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
use everyday for work, play, or for travel, the 40cm Haut à Courroies Birkin is a highly coveted model
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Chaise à haut dossier en bois et carton bouilli burgauté, Napoléon III
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Chaise à haut dossier en bois et carton bouilli burgauté, Napoléon III Assise anciennement cannée
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs

Materials

Wood

Haut les mains, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Haut les mains from a new series of oil painting. Haut les mains means hold up in french
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Peter A. Kotka, Stiil Life with Bottle of 1997 Chateau Belgrave Haut Medoc
Located in Downingtown, PA
Peter A. Kotka, Stiil Life with Bottle of 1997 Chateau Belgrave Grand Cru Classe, Glass & Cheese Oil on Linen Panel, Signed lower right. The Framed trompe l'oeil still life of a...
Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Seurat, Le haut de forme, Seurat (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Canson & Montgolfier Vidalon-Les-Annonay paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Seurat, 1948. Publishe...
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Haut' Impressionist 1970s Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By Suzanne Vattier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Haut' Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996 Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Signed
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

" Vue de haut ", Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Benoit Montet
Located in Yardley, PA
Cette peinture dans le style très épurée, nous permet d'apprécié le travail de l'artiste qui nous offre une vue plongeante sur cette scène de rue américaine de années 70. Tr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ancient Costume - Haut Rhine - Lithograph - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient  Costume - Haut Rhine  is a lithograph print on paper in the Late 19th century. Good
Category

Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Chanel Haut Couture Skirt Suit 1974
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
A charming and chic vintage (1974) haute couture skirt suit by Chanel. The suit is made of a cotton/silk mix, taupe stripes on an ivory background. The suit is lined in silk , the b...
Category

1970s French Skirt Suits

Batards Du Haut-Poitou, French hound, dog chromolithograph, 1930s
By P. Mahler
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of sporti...
Category

1930s Art Deco Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Haut Fourneau - Original Lithograph by Frank Brangwyn - Early 20th century
By Sir Frank Brangwyn
Located in Roma, IT
Haut Fourneau is an Original Lithograph realized by Frank Brangwyn in the 20th century. Good
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Map of Haut-Rhin, France by V. Levasseur, 1854
By Victor Levasseur
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Dépt. du Haut Rhin'. Map of the French department of Haut-Rhin, France. This
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Jacquemus Navy Blue Linen & Cotton Le Haut Bebi Crop Top S
By Jacquemus
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Crafted with a blend of linen and cotton, the Jacquemus Le Haut Bebi Crop Top exudes effortless
Category

2010s European Crop Tops

Haut Parleur - Litho - Pierre Alechinksy - 1950 - numbered - edition 89/99
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Lithographie by Pierre Alechinsky. The piece is called "Haut Parleur" from 1950. It is hand signed
Category

1950s Post-War Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper

French Art Nouveau Chandelier Signed, “Rethondes”, Region “Hauts de France”
By Rethondes
Located in Beirut, LB
French Art Nouveau chandelier signed “Rethondes”. Has a round bowl and three tulips around in molted glass shade (pâte de verre) in blue and white colors, lovely when the lights on....
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Alsace : Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle - Original Oil on Canvas, Handsigned, c. 1930
By Élisée Maclet
Located in Paris, FR
Elisee MACLET Alsace : Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle, c. 1930 Original oil on canvas Handsigned bottom
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Le Fermier de Pithiviers
By Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Located in Basel, CH
composition. Un ciel blanc, dont les nuages gris s’épaississent en gagnant de la hauteur. Enfin, plus haut à
Category

1840s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of 4 Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé Bar Stool Vitra Dark Oak
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Set of 4 Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé Bar Stools by Vitra in Dark Oak showcases iconic mid-century
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Roger Soubie, Original Vintage Travel Poster, Le Haut Barr Vosges, Railway, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Roger Subie-Le Haut Barr-Vosges-Railway, c.1925 Poster of the Railways of
Category

20th Century French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

1852 Map of Haut-Rhin: An Illustrated Gateway to Alsace's Viticultural Splendors
Located in Langweer, NL
This original hand-colored map is from the "Atlas National Illustré," a work by Victor Levasseur, a French geographer and cartographer known for his richly illustrated maps. The map...
Category

Antique 1850s Maps

Materials

Paper

Beach Huts, Hauts-de-France, black and white photography, art print, landscape
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digita...

Antique Map of the Region of Hauts-de-France by Hondius, circa 1630
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Description du Gouvernement de la Cappelle'. Old map of the region of Hauts-de
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of the Brew House at Ermenonville in Oise, Region Hauts-de-france
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Deuxieme Vue de la Brasserie'. View of the brew-house at Ermenonville. This print originates from 'Description des nouveaux jardins de la France et de ses ancie...
Category

Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Original travel poster by Freppel - Syndicat d'Initiative Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Located in PARIS, FR
memorable and enriching experience. Haut-Rhin - Tourism - Ski Printed by A. Freppel
Category

1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

16.7
By Pierre Muckensturm
Located in London, GB
discovered abstraction in 2004 on a visit to Notre Dame du Haut, a Modernist chapel in Ronchamp, France
Category

2010s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Copper

16.7
16.7
H 25.6 in W 59.06 in
17.1
By Pierre Muckensturm
Located in London, GB
discovered abstraction in 2004 on a visit to Notre Dame du Haut, a Modernist chapel in Ronchamp, France
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Drypoint

17.1
17.1
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in
15.6
By Pierre Muckensturm
Located in London, GB
discovered abstraction in 2004 on a visit to Notre Dame du Haut, a Modernist chapel in Ronchamp, France
Category

2010s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Copper

15.6
15.6
H 25.6 in W 59.06 in
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    The French luxury fashion house Christian Dior is an official member of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), which is the governing body in France that determines which maisons can operate with haute couture status.

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    Founded in 1868 as the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture and renamed FHCM in 2017, the organization has around 100 members — and Sidney Toledano, the CEO of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), sits on its executive committee. "Haute couture" is a legal term that, literally translated, means "high sewing" and refers to innovative, hand-crafted garments created for private clients and presented to the public every January and July.

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