Skip to main content

Hermes Petit Sac

Exceptional Hermès Sac Seau Bucket Bag Suede Dustbag Perles Du Kenya RARE
By Hermès
Located in FR
Rare Authentic Hermès Bag Created by the Petit H workshop Made of a vintage Suede Dustbag and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Tote Bags

People Also Browsed

18K Yellow Gold Turquoise Chain Necklace
By VR Jewels
Located in Houston, TX
Turquoise Necklace in 18K Gold studded with round cut topaz pieces and diamonds. Accessorize your look with this elegant blue topaz chain necklace. This stunning piece of jewelry ins...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chain Necklaces

Materials

Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

18K Yellow Gold Turquoise Chain Necklace
18K Yellow Gold Turquoise Chain Necklace
Free Shipping
W 0.23 in L 18 in
A Rare Early Hermes Regain Named Crocodile Handbag - France Circa 1945-1950
By Hermès
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1945-1950 France PLEASE NOTE THIS RARE BAG IS ONLY SHIPPABLE IN EUROPE. Rare handbag by the famous Sellier Hermès named Regain and dating from 1945. One will appreciate the tim...
Category

1940s French Tote Bags

Hermès Bleu Indigo Crocodile Niloticus Egee Clutch PBHW
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Hermès Bleu Indigo Crocodile Niloticus Egee Clutch PBHW SKU: 119770 Condition: Pre-owned Handbag Condition: Very Good Condition Comments: Very Good Condition. Light s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Clutches

Exceptional Hermès Vintage Glika Bag Rouge H Box Leather Golden Hdw 28 cm
By Hermès
Located in FR
Beautiful and Rare Authentic Hermès Bag "GLIKA" Made in France Vintage item Outside made of Box Smooth Leather, Inside lined with finely grained leather Colorway: Rouge H (Hermè...
Category

1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags

1990s Chanel Quilted Mint Green Top Handle Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Vintage Chanel Mint Green (pastel light green) quilted top handle tote bag, matte gold handle with beautiful pearl stud edges, two separate purse opening slots with pearl pink color ...
Category

1990s French Clutches

Rare Hermès Vintage Sumac Travel Riding or Picnic Bag Canvas Leather 50 cm
By Hermès
Located in FR
RARE Authentic Hermès Bag "SUMAC" Made in France Stamp X in circle (1994) Made of : Canvas (Toile), grained and smooth leathers, golden hardware Colorways: Beige, White, Naturel...
Category

1990s French Top Handle Bags

Exceptional Hermès Passe Guide Bag Shiny Ebene Porosus Crocodile Ghw RARE
By Hermès
Located in FR
There's the Kelly, the Birkin, the Constance, and the PASSE-GUIDE Bag ...! To me, the most beautiful Purse Ever! Here is a rare opportunity to get an exceptional Authentic Hermès P...
Category

1980s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Hermès Purple Striped Beach Bag
By Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hermès large striped beach bag in toile , purple and white. Includes a fabric pouch (L 8.75" x W 6.25") Handle drop 7".
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Tote Bags

Hermès Purple Striped Beach Bag
Hermès Purple Striped Beach Bag
H 13 in W 9 in L 16.25 in
Hermès Vintage Sequana Bag Magic Purple Blue Porosus Crocodile Golden Hdw RARE
By Hermès
Located in FR
Absolutely Stunning Authentic Hermès Vintage Bag "Séquana" This bag is magic! Depending on the weather, the light, your outfit, its color changes! It will sometimes look purple, s...
Category

1980s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Hermès Blue Jean Leather x Toile Intercity Vanity Tote Bag 216her89
By Hermès
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: H in a Square Made In: France Measurements: Length: 11.5" Width: 8.5" Height: 8.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 9.5" Handle Drop: 2" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION (...
Category

20th Century Top Handle Bags

Exceptional Hermès Vintage Bolide Bag Velvet Leather Soies Volantes Unique Piece
By Hermès
Located in FR
Exceptional Authentic Hermès Bag "Bolide" travel bag Print: "SOIES VOLANTES" (flying silks) Designed by Loic Dubigeon in 1991 Unique piece, created to decorate Hermès windows Ma...
Category

1990s French Top Handle Bags

Goyard Saint Honore Trunk Shoulder Clutch Handbag
By Goyard
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
- Yellow/ Gold - Signature Goyard print - Gold tone hardware - Removable chain link shoulder strap, drops 21.5” - Double clasp closure on the top - Single interior pocket - Protectiv...
Category

2010s French Top Handle Bags

Hermès Duffle Bag Gold Samplon Travel Boston 236797 Brown Leather Satchel
By Hermès
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: B in a Square Made In: France Measurements: Length: 20.4" Width: 7.5" Height: 12.5 " Handle drop: 4" OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7.25/10 ...
Category

20th Century Top Handle Bags

Hermès Burgundy Vibrato Pillow Crossbody Bag 115h1
By Hermès
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: D in a Square Made In: France Measurements: Length: 7.5" Width: .75" Height: 9.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 19"-22" OVERALL GOOD+ CONDITION ( 7.25/10 or B+ )...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

HERMES Toffee Bordeaux Lime Evercolor leather MAXIBOX CABAS 36 Bag
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès tricolor Maxibox Cabas 36 tote in Toffee brown Veau Evercolor leather with Lime and Bordeaux Epsom trimmings. Lined in off-white canvas with one zipper pocket a...
Category

2010s French Tote Bags

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Hermes Petit Sac", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Hermès for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right tote-bags for You

From classic medium-sized Louis Vuitton leather tote bags to authentic cube-like Loewe shoulder bags woven in raffia, the large selection of vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs offers something for special occasions as well as everyday needs.

Although part of a modern look, tote bags have been roomy and versatile accessories since at least 1944, with the launch of L.L.Bean’s “ice bag.” The Maine retailer, then largely known for rugged field coats and hunting shoes, had introduced a big, durable canvas bag that was initially intended to carry firewood or ice. In those days, to keep produce and other foods cool in refrigerators, consumers had to regularly replace the blocks of ice that were doing all the work in their bulky appliances. There was no better bag to help haul big blocks of ice from the trunk of your car to your front door and, subsequently, to your kitchen.

Years later, during the 1960s, L.L.Bean’s Boat and Tote was introduced as an overhauled structured canvas version of the ice bag. Tested to lug up to 500 pounds, the Boat and Tote became a best seller. Also during the 1960s, American designer Bonnie Cashin created the Cashin Carry for Coach. Cashin was Coach’s first lead designer, and she liked leather, large pockets and earth tones. Her modern interpretation of the tote bag introduced a touch of elegance to this increasingly ubiquitous accessory.

In the subsequent decades, more brands debuted their own iterations of the tote bag, from Tory Burch’s Perry leather tote bag to Goyard’s luxurious Saint Louis

Pay tribute to this long and interesting history of a well-loved accessory by browsing the vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs.