The price was the highest on record for a fashion item, Sotheby's said.

Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag has sold for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m; $10.1m) at an auction in Paris.

The subsequent commercialized version of Birkin's bag went on to become one of the world’s most exclusive luxury items, extravagantly priced and with a yearslong waiting list.