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Attributed to HERMES PARIS
See original version (French)
7
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Attributed to HERMES PARIS
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Attributed to HERMES PARIS
Set of three non-commercial prototype development pieces in cream silk twill featuring the ‘Les Insectes’ square motif: short-sleeved blouse, strappy top and flat-pleated skirt
Based on a design by Gabriella La Torre
Size approx. 34/36 (very small size for the skirt)
(prototype, no label, unfinished seams)
See the original pieces in lots 1 and 2, as well as variations in lots 3 to 10
Provenance:
The artist’s family collection. Assembled at the instigation of Fabrizio La Torre, son of Gabriella La Torre, this collection reflects a desire to recreate a body of work that brings together the artist’s archives and pieces produced by Hermès.
Gabriella La Torre (Rome, 1894–1976) was a porcelain painter. Over several decades, she developed a personal body of work fuelled in particular by her love of the decorative arts and antique porcelain, the designs of which she studied and collected.
From 1957 onwards, she collaborated with Hermès, for whom she created numerous designs that gave rise to silk scarves, ready-to-wear garments and porcelain objects. Her creative vision gave rise to patterns such as ‘Insects’, ‘Flowers and Braids’, ‘Oranges and Lemons’, ‘Cherries’, ‘Roosters’ and ‘Old China’.
See original version (French)
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