Prototype of coveted handbag created for singer and actress had been expected to fetch six figures at auction

The bag was named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for - the late actress Jane Birkin.

The bag was named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for - the late actress Jane Birkin.

The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late actress Jane Birkin — has been sold...

The original Birkin bag, named after the actor, singer and fashion icon that Hermès created it for — the late actress Jane Birkin — has been sold...

PARIS (AP) — The original Birkin bag made by Hermès...

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a record...

PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory — sold for a record...

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag - the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory - sold for a staggering 8.6 million...

Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag - the prototype for fashion's must-have accessory - sold for a staggering 8.6 million...