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A set of porcelain tableware pieces painted by Gabrielle La …
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A set of porcelain tableware pieces painted by Gabrielle La …
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Estimate €60 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
A set of porcelain tableware pieces painted by Gabrielle La Torre. Signed
Comprising:
- 9 ‘Bird of Paradise’ saucers, diameter 19 cm
- 1 ‘Bird of Paradise’ saucer with an irregular shape
- 5 ‘Vieille Chine’ celadon-ground saucers, diam. 17.8 cm and 15.8 cm
- 3 plates with white and gold Chinese decoration, diam. 16.8 cm and 18 cm
- 4 white and gold foliage and flower saucers, diam. 18 cm
- 1 soup tureen with a floral design, diameter 30 cm (chipped handle, re-glued)
Also included is an unsigned ramekin with a radiating design and stylised foliage, diameter 13 cm
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 pieces produced by Hermès.
Gabriella La Torre (Rome, 1894–1976) was a porcelain painter. Over several decades, she developed a distinctive body of work, drawing in particular on 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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