HERMÈS House, Paris - Lot 314

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HERMÈS House, Paris - Lot 314
HERMÈS House, Paris Model Marqueterie de pierres d'Orient et d'Occident - Creation date 1989 Porcelain dinner service with polychrome decoration of flowers, fruits and butterflies, including : - 12 dinner plates - D. 26.5 cm - 24 dessert plates - D. 24 cm - 12 soup plates - D. 20 cm - 12 bread plates - D.16 cm - 2 presentation dishes - 1 ravier - L. 21,5 cm Total of 63 pieces This service, like the Hermès square of the same name, is inspired by stonework as practiced for marble inlay in 16th-century Florence, and shortly afterwards in France and England for furniture marquetry. The aim of this process was to enhance the beauty of the minerals by combining them. 23 colors were used to render the tones of each of the 27 stones selected for the decorations.
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