A handbag, modelled after the Louis Vuitton Monogram OnTheGo lady’s bag, but “smaller than a grain of salt and narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle”, was sold for $63,000 at an auction in New York on Wednesday.
The neon green bag measured just 657 by 222 by 700 micrometres.
It was created by MSCHF, a New York-based art collective known for its outlandish and bizarre creations.
Tiny ‘Louis Vuitton’ handbag reaches $63,000 at auction
The bag had both amused and captivated people around the world after it was unveiled earlier this month.
“As a once-functional object like a handbag becomes smaller and smaller its object status becomes steadily more abstracted until it is purely a brand signifier,” the collective said, describing the microscopic handbag.
MSCHF has, however, reportedly not sought permission from Louis Vuitton to use their logo or design for the microscopic handbag
The collective, created in 2016, specialises in reappropriating works of art or commercial objects.
In the past, it has made the ‘Satan Shoe’ in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. The shoe had an apparent drop of human blood in the midsole.
They released 666 pairs of black Nike Air Max 97s customised with a drop of human blood mixed with red ink in the midsole.
Nike sued the collective on grounds of trademark infringement, leading to MSCHF reaching a deal with Nike and issuing a voluntary recall for the sneakers.
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