Description
HERMES PARIS
Silk crepe blazer featuring the ‘Les Insectes’ square motif on a cream background, lined in damask silk with ribbon trims. Based on a design by Gabriella La Torre
Size 40 indicated, which may correspond to approximately a size 38
(underarm stains, two damaged buttons, tiny spots)
See the original pieces in lots 1 and 2, as well as variations in lots 3 to 9
Provenance:
The artist’s family collection. Assembled under the guidance 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 the pieces produced by Hermès.
Gabriella La Torre (Rome, 1894–1976) was a porcelain painter. Over several decades, she developed a personal body of work inspired 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’.
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