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Kelly Nata

Hermès Kelly Double Tour bracelet Nata
Hermès Kelly Double Tour bracelet Nata

Hermès Kelly Double Tour bracelet Nata

By Hermès

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hermès Kelly Double Tour bracelet in the color nata. Calfskin white leather and gold hardware. The

Category

2010s French Modern Bracelets

Materials

Palladium

Hermes Kelly 25 Nata with gold hardware bag
Hermes Kelly 25 Nata with gold hardware bag

Hermes Kelly 25 Nata with gold hardware bag

By Hermès

Located in London, England

Hermes Kelly 25 Nata colour Epsom leather with gold hardware bag. All stickers on, in new condition

Category

2010s Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 25 Sellier Bag Nata Palladium Hardware Epsom Leather
Hermes Kelly 25 Sellier Bag Nata Palladium Hardware Epsom Leather

Hermes Kelly 25 Sellier Bag Nata Palladium Hardware Epsom Leather

By Hermès

Located in Miami, FL

Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly Sellier 25 bag featured in neutral Nata. This beautiful colour

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermès Nata Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet, Gold Hardware
Hermès Nata Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet, Gold Hardware

Hermès Nata Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet, Gold Hardware

By Hermès

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Hermès Nata Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Long Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1482 Brand: Hermès

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Hermes Nata Off-White Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet Crossbody Bag
Hermes Nata Off-White Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet Crossbody Bag

Hermes Nata Off-White Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet Crossbody Bag

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Hermes Nata Epsom Leather Kelly To Go Wallet Crossbody Bag Made In: France Year of Production

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Hermès Sanguigne Kelly Idole Bag Charm
Hermès Sanguigne Kelly Idole Bag Charm

Hermès Sanguigne Kelly Idole Bag Charm

$4,499

H 2.25 in W 1.25 in L 2.5 in

Hermès Sanguigne Kelly Idole Bag Charm

By Hermès

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hermès quelle idole kelly doll bag charm. Sanguigne, nata, rose sakura chevre mysore and tadelakt

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Wallets and Small Accessories

Recent Sales

Hermès HSS Kelly 25 Rose Sakura/Nata Chèvre Mysore BGHW
Hermès HSS Kelly 25 Rose Sakura/Nata Chèvre Mysore BGHW

Hermès HSS Kelly 25 Rose Sakura/Nata Chèvre Mysore BGHW

By Hermès

Located in Antwerp, BE

This dainty and feminine Hermès Kelly 25 has the prestigious horseshoe stamp which means the bag is

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

HERMES Kelly 25 Retourne Colormatic "Nata" Swift Leather PHW Limited Edition
HERMES Kelly 25 Retourne Colormatic "Nata" Swift Leather PHW Limited Edition

HERMES Kelly 25 Retourne Colormatic "Nata" Swift Leather PHW Limited Edition

By Hermès

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Description: This is a beautiful Brand New Limited Edition Hermès Kelly 25 Retourne Colormatic bag

Category

2010s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

New Hermès Kelly 28 handbag strap in Nata Epsom Calf leather, GHW
New Hermès Kelly 28 handbag strap in Nata Epsom Calf leather, GHW

New Hermès Kelly 28 handbag strap in Nata Epsom Calf leather, GHW

By Hermès

Located in Paris, IDF

Stunning​ ​Hermes​ ​Kelly​ ​28​ ​Sellier​ ​handbag​ ​strap​ ​in​ ​Nata​ ​Epsom​ ​calf​ ​leather

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 25cm Tricolor
Hermes Kelly 25cm Tricolor

Hermes Kelly 25cm Tricolor

By Hermès

Located in Sheffield, GB

Hermes Kelly 25cm Nata \ Seasame \ Gris Meyer Sellier in Epsom leather with Palladium hardware (PHW

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 25 Swift Nata In & Out
Hermes Kelly 25 Swift Nata In & Out

Hermes Kelly 25 Swift Nata In & Out

By Hermès

Located in London, England

NEW Limited Edition Kelly 25 Swift Nata In & Out. It has been expertly sewn together by hand using

Category

2010s Top Handle Bags

Hermes Pochette Kelly Cut Nata Bag Clutch
Hermes Pochette Kelly Cut Nata Bag Clutch

Hermes Pochette Kelly Cut Nata Bag Clutch

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

Hermes Kelly Cut New color Nata Swift Leather Gold Hardware Plastic on the hardware

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Clutches

Hermes Kelly Sellier 28  Bag Nata Epsom Gold
Hermes Kelly Sellier 28  Bag Nata Epsom Gold

Hermes Kelly Sellier 28 Bag Nata Epsom Gold

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

This Kelly Sellier, in the Sellier style, is in Nata Epsom Leather with Gold hardware Tonal

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Hermès 28cm Kelly Sellier Nata Epsom Gold Hardware 2021
Hermès 28cm Kelly Sellier Nata Epsom Gold Hardware 2021

Hermès 28cm Kelly Sellier Nata Epsom Gold Hardware 2021

By Hermès

Located in Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Hermès 28cm Kelly Sellier Nata Epsom Gold Hardware (Z/2021)

Category

2010s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 25 Nata Ivory Epsom Sellier Gold Bag
Hermes Kelly 25 Nata Ivory Epsom Sellier Gold Bag

Hermes Kelly 25 Nata Ivory Epsom Sellier Gold Bag

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

Hermes Kelly 25cm Sellier Style, Rigid Nata Epsom with Gold Hardware, brand new Collectors Dream

Category

2010s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Hermes Kelly 20 Mini Sellier Nata Bag Gold Hardware Epsom Leather
Hermes Kelly 20 Mini Sellier Nata Bag Gold Hardware Epsom Leather

Hermes Kelly 20 Mini Sellier Nata Bag Gold Hardware Epsom Leather

By Hermès

Located in Miami, FL

Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly 20 Sellier Mini bag featured in neutral Nata. Crisp Epsom leather

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

BNIB Hermès Mini Kelly 20 in Nata Epsom Leather Gold HW
BNIB Hermès Mini Kelly 20 in Nata Epsom Leather Gold HW

BNIB Hermès Mini Kelly 20 in Nata Epsom Leather Gold HW

By Hermès

Located in Forest Park, GA

Experience timeless elegance with the Hermès Mini Kelly 20 in Nata Epsom Leather with Gold Hardware

Category

2010s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Mini Kelly 20 Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color
Hermes Mini Kelly 20 Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color

Hermes Mini Kelly 20 Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

This Kelly, in the Sellier style, is in Nata Gris Meyer and Chi epsom leather with palladium

Category

2010s Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly Sellier HSS 20 Nata / Bordeaux Gold Hardware Epsom Mini Bag
Hermes Kelly Sellier HSS 20 Nata / Bordeaux Gold Hardware Epsom Mini Bag

Hermes Kelly Sellier HSS 20 Nata / Bordeaux Gold Hardware Epsom Mini Bag

By Hermès

Located in Miami, FL

Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly 20 HSS Mini Sellier bag featured in neutral Nata. Accentuated

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Hermes Kelly 20 Bag Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color Handbag
Hermes Kelly 20 Bag Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color Handbag

Hermes Kelly 20 Bag Nata Gris Meyer and Chai Tri Color Handbag

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

Hermes Called the Mini Kelly 20cm This Kelly, in the Sellier style, is in Nata Gris Meyer and Chi

Category

2010s French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Birkin 25cm Sellier Nata Off White Cream Epsom Gold U Stamp, 2022
Hermes Birkin 25cm Sellier Nata Off White Cream Epsom Gold U Stamp, 2022

Hermes Birkin 25cm Sellier Nata Off White Cream Epsom Gold U Stamp, 2022

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Birkin as well as the structure and elegance of a Baby Kelly. This magnificent Nata Birkin 25cm Sellier

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 25cm Tri-Color Nata Sesame Jaune Poussin VIP Limited
Hermes Kelly 25cm Tri-Color Nata Sesame Jaune Poussin VIP Limited

Hermes Kelly 25cm Tri-Color Nata Sesame Jaune Poussin VIP Limited

By Hermès

Located in New York, NY

Hermes Kelly 25cm Tri-Color Nata Sesame Jaune Poussin VIP Limited Brand New in Box. Store Fresh

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Hermes Kelly 20 Mini II Sellier NATA GOLD EPSOM Gold Hardware Z
Hermes Kelly 20 Mini II Sellier NATA GOLD EPSOM Gold Hardware Z

Hermes Kelly 20 Mini II Sellier NATA GOLD EPSOM Gold Hardware Z

By Hermès

Located in West Chester, PA

Hermes Kelly 20cm Hermes Kelly 20cm Sellier Most desired size in a Kelly Color is Nata and Gold

Category

2010s French Structured Shoulder Bags

Hermès Etoupe Kelly Idole Bag Charm
Hermès Etoupe Kelly Idole Bag Charm

Hermès Etoupe Kelly Idole Bag Charm

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H 2.25 in W 1.25 in L 2.5 in

Hermès Etoupe Kelly Idole Bag Charm

By Hermès

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hermès quelle idole kelly doll bag charm. Etoupe, nata, noir chevre mysore and tadelakt leather

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Wallets and Small Accessories

Hermes Mini Kelly Nata GHW Z Stamp
Hermes Mini Kelly Nata GHW Z Stamp

Hermes Mini Kelly Nata GHW Z Stamp

By Hermès

Located in Double Bay, AU

Condition: excellent used condition Colour: Nata Leather: Epsom Hardware Colour: Gold Size: 20

Category

2010s Shoulder Bags

Hermes Nata Epsom Leather Gold Finish Kelly Sellier 28 Bag
Hermes Nata Epsom Leather Gold Finish Kelly Sellier 28 Bag

Hermes Nata Epsom Leather Gold Finish Kelly Sellier 28 Bag

By Hermès

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Your wait to own a Hermes Kelly Sellier is now over! It is carefully hand stitched to perfection

Category

2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Amazing New Hermès Kelly To Go  in Nata/ Sesame epsom leather,  GHW
Amazing New Hermès Kelly To Go  in Nata/ Sesame epsom leather,  GHW

Amazing New Hermès Kelly To Go in Nata/ Sesame epsom leather, GHW

By Hermès

Located in Paris, IDF

Gorgeous​ ​Hermès​ ​Kelly​ ​To​ ​Go​ ​in​ ​Nata/​ ​Sesame​ ​epsom​ ​calf​ ​leather​ ​,​ ​gold

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

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Kelly Nata For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary kelly nata for your needs in our varied inventory. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Beige, Gold, White and more. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Kelly Nata?

The price for a kelly nata starts at $14,995 and tops out at $39,500, and on average, selling for $35,248.

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 Handbags-purses-bags for You

An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.

Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.

“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bagBirkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”

First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.

They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”

From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.