Handbag heaven! Desperate for an It-bag but can't stretch to designer prices? Time to sharpen your elbows and join other savvy women flocking to new auctions - and snag one for as little as £20

At Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham, there are more than 500 lots on offer, from four rare Birkin bags - the extremely covetable designs made by French brand Hermès, the most expensive of which is a red crocodile skin number expected to fetch between £15,000 and £20,000 - to Chanel clutches, Louis Vuitton totes and evening bags by Christian Dior. 


This is the third auction of its type at Fellows, a family-run auction house in the city's jewellery quarter, whose main business is antiques, fine art, coins and medals. The previous handbag sale made over £100,000, and today's is expected to be more lucrative still.