Vintage Chanel jewellery and handbags form part of 'nobel' auction in Hong Kong

A selection of three purses from Chanel, which features in Poly Auction's Vintage Chanel Collection, which will be sold at auction in Hong Kong on April 2 Paying homage to the late designer, Poly Auction, the Hong Kong auction house has curated a Vintage Chanel Collection, which showcases historical jewellery pieces as well as important handbags seen on the runway of his themed fashion shows in recent years A Chanel runway globe evening bag from the autumn 2013 collection, which forms part of the Vintage Chanel Collection.

Some jewellery pieces from the 1930s were created in response to Coco Chanel's personal preferences Costume jewellery always played a part in Lagerfeld's shows and continues to be an important part of Chanel's identity today A set of gold-plated multicoloured Gripoix poured-glass jewellery - a bracelet, clip-on earrings and brooch - from Chanel, from the 1980s.

The Vintage Chanel Collection will go under the hammer on April 2 as part of Poly Auction's "Nobel Handbags & Accessories" sale. . Source