Why is Hermès so special?

Hermès 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.

Hermes Pots

HERMES Vintage Silver Plate Equestrian Horse Bit Double Pot

$1,423

HERMES Vintage Silver Plate Equestrian Horse Bit Double Pot

By Hermès

Located in Nice, FR

HERMES vintage silver plate double pot featuring an equestrian horse bit design handle. Embossed

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20th Century French For The Table

Hermes Mosaique au 24 Van Quatre Gold Porcelain Creamer Milk Pot

$825

H 4.1 in Dm 3.25 in

Hermes Mosaique au 24 Van Quatre Gold Porcelain Creamer Milk Pot

By Hermès

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The Hermes Mosaique au 24 Van Quatre Gold Porcelain Creamer Milk Pot is a striking example of

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21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics

HERMES PARIS BURR & BURL WALNUT & AMBOYNA DESK STATiONERY SET PAD HOLDER PEN POT

$7,546 / set

H 9.85 in W 6.3 in D 1.26 in

HERMES PARIS BURR & BURL WALNUT & AMBOYNA DESK STATiONERY SET PAD HOLDER PEN POT

By Hermès

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

original suite if super rare and highly collectable Hermes Paris stationary items A wonderful suite, I

Category

20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

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Hermès Compass Pot, circa 1930

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H 4 in Dm 3.5 in

Hermès Compass Pot, circa 1930

By Hermès

Located in London, GB

Stylish Hermès pigskin and silver plated pot with compass in the lid and gilded interior

Category

Vintage 1930s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Hermès Silver Plated and Gilt Shotgun Shell Pot, circa 1970

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H 3.75 in Dm 2.13 in

Hermès Silver Plated and Gilt Shotgun Shell Pot, circa 1970

By Hermès

Located in London, GB

Stylish Hermès silver plated and gilt oversize shotgun shell pot originally designed to hold

Category

Vintage 1970s French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate

Hermes Porcelain Coffee Pot with Red Flowers and Black and White Decoration

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H 9.85 in Dm 7.49 in L 9.85 in

Hermes Porcelain Coffee Pot with Red Flowers and Black and White Decoration

Located in København, Copenhagen

Hermes porcelain coffee pot with red flowers and black and white patterned decoration, 1980s

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Vintage 1980s French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Hermes Ultra Rare Vintage Tea Pot Bag.

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H 6.7 in D 6.7 in L 6.7 in

Hermes Ultra Rare Vintage Tea Pot Bag.

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Hermes ULTRA RARE VINTAGE Tea pot bag. Realized in black calfbox leather with gold tone hardware

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1970s French Top Handle Bags

Hermès Teapot Tea Pot Porcelain Jardin des Papillons Butterflies Garden Rare

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H 8.86 in L 10.04 in

Hermès Teapot Tea Pot Porcelain Jardin des Papillons Butterflies Garden Rare

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

Garden) Made of Porcelain Colorways: White, Blue, Pink, Green Signed "HERMES" at the top of the pot

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1990s French For The Table

Jacques Adnet Firewood Bucket by Hermès

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H 13 in Dm 13 in

Jacques Adnet Firewood Bucket by Hermès

Located in Maastricht, NL

rare Hermès firewood bucket by french designer Jacques Adnet in red leather and wooden base

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Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Hermes Textured Ceramic Pots, Set of Three

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H 5.25 in Dm 6.25 in

Hermes Textured Ceramic Pots, Set of Three

By Hermès

Located in Miami, FL

Group of three white textured clay pots in graduating size. Each pot has an Hermes "H" inscribed

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Vintage 1980s French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Hermes Green Flower Pot Print Silk Tie

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Hermes Green Flower Pot Print Silk Tie

By Hermès

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This tie is a perfect formal accessory that has a sharp and modern appeal. Made from luxurious materials it features intricate patterns and the brand label is neatly stitched at the ...

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2010s Ties

Vintage Hermès Sterling Silver Pot

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H 3.63 in W 3.63 in D 3.63 in

Vintage Hermès Sterling Silver Pot

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

A silver pated, engine turned silver pot with equestrian logo set into the lid. This was originally

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Vintage 1960s French Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

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Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove

$12,500

H 80 in W 81 in D 92 in

Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

1920s Art Deco Commode & Nightstands, in Burl Walnut , by Gaetano Borsani

$16,371 / set

H 39.38 in W 49.22 in D 23.63 in

1920s Art Deco Commode & Nightstands, in Burl Walnut , by Gaetano Borsani

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Italian 1920s elegant Art Deco Commode with pair of nightstands in burl walnut Two nightstands with commode by Gaetano Borsani , in burl walnut , with golden brass handle and foot. ...

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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Grand Mastercraft Designed Three Part Brass & Glass Vitrines or Curio Cabinets

$75,500 / set

H 87 in W 119 in D 18 in

Grand Mastercraft Designed Three Part Brass & Glass Vitrines or Curio Cabinets

By Mastercraft

Located in Dallas, TX

Architecturally-inspired this breathtaking three part brass Curved China cabinet set by Mastercraft, inviting drama into any space. Dedicated to creating hand-constructed furnishings...

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Antique Late 17th Century Antique Franco-Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry

$425,000

H 152 in W 172 in D 1 in

Antique Late 17th Century Antique Franco-Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

This late 17th century Franco-Flemish verdure tapestry, signed RAET, worked in fresh colors, depicting animals in a wooded river landscape with a bird of prey attacking a rabbit in t...

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Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$230,916Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

$1,482

H 1.15 in W 1.38 in L 6.54 in

Exceptional Hermès Openwork Chiselled Silver Box Case RARE

By Hermès

Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique

Absolutely stunning Authentic Hermès Box The design on the lid is beautiful, very fine and delicate Made of openwork chiselled silver box Vintage Item "CL" monogram in the middle...

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20th Century French Boxes

400 Oz Edwardian Sterling Silver Set of 12 Plates & 12 Soup Plates London 1910

$65,519

H 4.73 in Dm 9.85 in

400 Oz Edwardian Sterling Silver Set of 12 Plates & 12 Soup Plates London 1910

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1910 by Sydney Bellamy Harman, this wonderful, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Set of Plates, comprises 12 dinner plates and 12 soup plates, all with gadro...

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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Dinner Plates

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Hermes Pots For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of hermes pots available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique hermes pots was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. There are all kinds of hermes pots available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Deco, louis xv and neoclassical hermes pots are consistently popular styles. Hermes pots have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Puiforcat, Christofle Cardeilhac and Fabergé are consistently popular.

How Much are Hermes Pots?

Prices for hermes pots start at $450 and top out at $25,109 with the average selling for $7,299.

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.

Questions About Hermès

Why is Hermès so special?
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1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024
Hermès 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.

Dress Like Your Favorite NFL Player with an Hermès HAC Bag

Before the Birkin there was the Haut à Courroies, which has become the chic carryall of choice for the league's most stylish athletes.

This Hermès Picnic Garden Party Bag Is Elegant and Errand-Friendly

Does wicker get more high-end than this?

The Hermès Passe-Guide Bag Might Not Be as Well Known as the Birkin or Kelly, But It’s Every Bit as Chic

Find out why this under-the-radar piece is so exceptional.

How to Spot a Fake Hermès Birkin Bag

The iconic Birkin bag is much coveted — and often copied. Find out how to tell the real deal from a convincing fake. Of course, you don't have to worry about this on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.

This Hermès Baseball Bag Is, Ahem, a Home Run

The beloved Bolide, one of the luxury house’s classic travel pieces, gets a playful spin in this 2018 special edition.

The Stories behind the Most Famous Luxury Fashion Logos

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