Hermes Vintage "Cleopatra Eye" Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive "Cleopatra Eye
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Hermes Cleopatra
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Hermes Oeil Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Palladium Eye of Cleopatra
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight in palladium plated
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
1960s Vintage Hermès “Eye Of Cleopatra” Desk Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a desk magnifying glass designed by Jean Cocteau for Hermes in 1960’s. It represents the
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Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
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Gold Plate
1960s Hermès Eye of Cleopatra Magnifying Glass Paperweight
Located in Aspen, CO
1960s Hermès "Eye of Cleopatra" brass magnifying glass paperweight in the original box.
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Vintage 1960s French Paperweights
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Brass
Hermes "Cleopatra Eye" Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES silver plated desk magnifying glass featuring a massive eye. Engraved quote "Looking for
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
Hermès Cleopatra Eye Magnifier Silver Plated Vintage Desk Accessory
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This ever so chic Hermès vintage silver plated Cleopatra eye magnifier is a great desk accessory
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Paperweights
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Silver Plate
Hermes Cleopatra Eye Silver Toned Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
inspired CLEOPATRA Eye. Originally designed in the 1960’s by JEAN COCTEAU for the House of HERMES. Can be
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
Hermès Eye of Cleopatra Magnifier Desk Accessory or Paperweight, Vintage
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This always conversational and clever signed Hermes Cleopatra eye magnifier and or paperweight is
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Vintage 1960s French Modern Figurative Sculptures
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Gold Plate
Hermes Vintage "Cleopatra Eye" Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass featuring a massive eye. Makes also a great
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20th Century French Decorative Objects
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Magnifying Glass Golden Brass
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight. Exquisitely crafted
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2010s Italian For The Desk
Hermes Ruthenium Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Eye of Cleopatra
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight in ruthenium finished
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2010s French For The Desk
Hermes Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Eye of Cleopatra Ruthenium
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight in ruthenium finished
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
Hermes Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Eye of Cleopatra Ruthenium
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight in ruthenium finished
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
HERMES Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French For The Desk
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French For The Desk
HERMES Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French For The Desk
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French For The Desk
Hermes Vintage Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
Category
20th Century French For The Desk
1960s Vintage Hermès “Eye Of Cleopatra” Desk Magnifying Glass
By Hermès
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a desk magnifying glass designed by Jean Cocteau for Hermes in 1960’s. It represents the
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Desk Accessories
Surrealist Hermes" Eye of Cleopatra" Magnifier Desk Accessory Paperweight
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H 0.25 in W 5 in D 5 in
Surrealist Hermes" Eye of Cleopatra" Magnifier Desk Accessory Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This very eyeing signed vintage Hermes Paris magnifier desk accessory paperweight is very clever
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Gold Plate
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Silver Magnifying Glass/ Paperweight / Desk Accessory
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H 0.5 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Silver Magnifying Glass/ Paperweight / Desk Accessory
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic French Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight/ desk accessory is
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Early 2000s French Modern Paperweights
Materials
Silver Plate
Hermes Oeil Magnifying Glass / Paperweight Palladium Eye of Cleopatra New
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass / paperweight in palladium plated
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2010s French For The Desk
Hermes Unused "Cleopatra Eye" Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight with Box
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES unused gold plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive "Cleopatra Eye
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21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
HERMES Vintage Silver Plate Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Boxed
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage silver plate iconic desk magnifying glass/paperweight featuring a massive CLEOPATRA
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20th Century French For The Desk
Hermes Vintage Silver Plated Cleopatra Eye Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage silver plated desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French For The Desk
Hermès Vintage Cleopatra Eye Gold Toned Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold toned desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
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20th Century French For The Desk
Hermès Vintage Cleopatra Eye Gold Toned Desk Magnifying Glass Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES vintage gold toned desk magnifying glass and paperweight featuring a massive Cleopatra Eye
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20th Century French For The Desk
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Glass Magnifier Desk Accessory and or Paperweight
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H 0.25 in W 5 in D 5 in
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Glass Magnifier Desk Accessory and or Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful hallmarked French Hermes surrealist gold-plated magnifying glass, desk accessory and
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Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Gold Plate
Vintage Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Magnifying Loupe
Located in Victoria, BC
The Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Magnifying Loupe is a vintage accessory that was produced by the luxury
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Vintage 1950s French Egyptian Revival Desk Sets
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Brass
Vintage HERMES Cleopatra Eye Magnifying Glass Silver Scarf Ring Pendant Necklace
By Hermès
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage HERMES Cleopatra Eye Magnifying Glass Silver Scarf Ring Pendant Necklace Measurements
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20th Century French Pendant Necklaces
Hermes Magnifying Glass "Eye of Cleopatra" in Box
By Hermès
Located in Chicago, IL
This is sculptural magnifying glass made by Hermes of Paris. It's great on a desk.
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Vintage 1970s French Desk Accessories
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Brass
Hermes Scarf Lined Green Suede Skirt Suit with"Cleopatra Eye" Buttons
By Hermès
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Gorgeous green suede skirt suit from Hermes circa 1966. Beautifully accented with top stitching
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1960s French Skirt Suits
Vintage HERMES by JEAN COCTEAU Cleopatra Eye Magnifying Glass Pendant Necklace
By Hermès
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage HERMES by JEAN COCTEAU Cleopatra Eye Magnifying Glass Scarf Ring Pendant Necklace
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20th Century French Pendant Necklaces
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Magnifier
By Hermès
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a nice example made by Hermes Paris. It's a great looking and usable desk accessory.
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Vintage 1970s French Desk Accessories
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Gold Plate
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra Magnifying Glass or Paperweight
By Hermès
Located in Lake Success, NY
Hermes Eye of Cleopatra magnifying glass or paperweight with it's original fitting presentation box
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Vintage 1960s French More Desk Accessories
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Silver Plate
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For Hermès, what began as a maker of leather equestrian goods for European noblemen would eventually grow into one of the most storied fashion labels in the world. In 1837, German-born French entrepreneur Thierry Hermès opened a saddle and harness purveyor in Paris. Gradually, the house extended into accessories and luggage for its riders, and today, in paying homage to its origins, the family-run luxury brand resurfaces horse motifs in everything from clothing and modernist jewelry to pillows and handbags.
The first top-handled bag ever produced by Hermès was the Haut à courroies, which made its debut in 1892. A tall bag secured with a folded leather flap (fastened with bridle-inspired straps), it was designed to transport riding boots and a harness.
As the world made the switch from horse to automobile, the bag adapted, becoming a multifunctional travel satchel instead of a designated saddlebag. Today, 120 years later, the HAC remains in Hermès’s line — and its distinctive flap and clasping straps have laid the groundwork for some of the house’s other iconic bags.
In the 1930s, Robert Dumas (son-in-law to Émile-Maurice Hermès, Thierry’s grandson) designed a smaller, trapezoidal take on the flap bag with a handle and two side straps. Later, actress Grace Kelly, then engaged to Prince Rainier of Monaco, is said to have used one of these bags to conceal her pregnancy during the 1950s. Because she was photographed constantly, the coverage catapulted her handbag to international popularity.
In 1977, Hermès officially renamed the model for her, and the Kelly bag was born. Each Kelly bag takes between 18 and 25 hours to produce, and its 680 hand stitches owe solely to one Hermès artisan.
Robert Dumas was also responsible for another one of the brand’s most iconic offerings: the launch of its first silk scarf on the occasion of Hermès’s 100th anniversary in 1937. Based on a woodblock designed by Dumas and printed on Chinese silk, the accessory was an immediate hit.
Today, vintage Hermès scarves, typically adorned in rich colors and elaborate patterns, serve many functions, just as they did back then. Well-heeled women wear it on their heads, around their necks and, in a genius piece of cross-promotion, tied to the straps of their Hermès bags. Kelly even once used one as a sling for her broken arm.
In 1981, Robert Dumas’s son Jean-Louis Dumas, then Hermès chairman, found himself sitting next to French actress and musician Jane Birkin on a plane, where she was complaining about finding a suitable carryall for the necessary accoutrements of motherhood. After the two travelers were properly introduced, Birkin helped design Jean-Louis’s most famous contribution to the Hermès canon: the Birkin bag, a roomy, square catchall with the HAC’s trademark leather flap top and the addition of a lock and key.
Owing to the brand’s legendary commitment to deft, handcrafted construction, the Birkin is an investment that is coveted by collectors everywhere.
While the Kelly and Birkin may be standouts, gracing the arms of everyone from royal heiresses to hip-hop stars in the past few decades, the handbags are but a small part of Hermès’s fashion offerings.
Since the 1920s, the brand has produced some of the most desirable leather goods in the world. There’s the Constance bag, a favorite of Jacqueline Kennedy, the recently relaunched 1970s-era Evelyne and, on the vintage market, a slew of designs dating back to the 1920s.
Good design never goes out of style. Find a variety of vintage Hermès handbags, day dresses, shoes and more on 1stDibs.
Questions About Hermès
- Why is Hermès so special?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024Hermès is so special for a few reasons. The French luxury house is one of the most storied fashion labels in the world and has a rich heritage that dates back to 1837.
Hermès began in Paris as a maker of leather equestrian goods for European noblemen. The house later extended into accessories and luggage for its riders, and today, in paying homage to its origins, the family-run luxury brand resurfaces horse motifs in everything from clothing and jewelry to pillows and handbags.
Hermès artisans spend years honing their craft as apprentices before they produce Hermès pieces in premium materials. For example, the Kelly bag, which was named in tribute to one of its biggest fans, Grace Kelly, takes between 18 and 25 hours to produce, and its 680 hand stitches are made by one Hermès artisan. Each Birkin tote is also hand-sewn according to Hermès’s centuries-old saddle-stitching technique, and its exotic leathers, a variety that includes ostrich and crocodile, are subsequently painted and polished by house craftsmen in France.
On 1stDibs, explore a selection of vintage Hermès handbags and accessories.
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