Anonymous buyer snaps Kim's Hermes Birkin bag for $300,000

A 'extraordinarily rare' Hermes tote bag sold at auction for $300,168, making it the most expensive handbag in history. The Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin, which is encrusted with 245 diamonds and is crafted from extremely pale crocodile skin, was bought by an anonymous Asian collector after a frenzied bidding war in Hong Kong. And boasts an 18-carat white gold clasp.

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