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Bought this a while ago, had my doubts as no white serial number inside (however if this is 21 years old, really anything could have happened and plenty old cabats online without serial numbers even saw one on Sothebys)

And plaque 1026/500 - again upon searching online, there was a couple of bags sold on reputable auction sites with these numbers just different colourway. Not much more info as technically before 2005…

Any advice would be appreciated. It feels nice, handles are structured, stitching is beautiful…

- I did post the above on purseblog and on the bottega subreddit. Purseblog 1x comment advised it is fake. Since then I have also done tests on the plaque as it is meant to be real silver, I have done the metal test - it worked. Did vinegar and baking soda test too - and it worked too. Something genuinely is telling me it is authentic but any advice would be appreciated!

Bought this a while ago, had my doubts as no white serial number inside (however if this is 21 years old, really anything could have happened and plenty old cabats online without serial numbers even saw one on Sothebys)

And plaque 1026/500 - again upon searching online, there was a couple of bags sold on reputable auction sites with these numbers just different colourway. Not much more info as technically before 2005…

Any advice would be appreciated. It feels nice, handles are structured, stitching is beautiful…