A set of porcelain tableware pieces painted by Gabrielle La Torre. Signed Includes: - 9 "Bird of Paradise" saucers, 19 cm in diameter - 1 “Bird of Paradise” saucer with a chip - 5 “Old China” celadon-bottomed saucers, diam. 17.8 cm and 15.8 cm - 3 plates with white and gold Chinese motifs, diam. 16.8 cm and 18 cm - 4 white-and-gold “Foliage and Flowers” saucers, 18 cm in diameter - 1 soup tureen with floral decoration, 30 cm in diameter (chipped handle, repaired) Also included is an unsigned ramekin with a radiating pattern and stylized foliage, 13 cm in diameter Provenance: Collection of the artist’s family. Assembled under the direction 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 inspired in particular by her love of the decorative arts and antique porcelain, whose designs she studied and collected. Beginning in 1957, she collaborated with Hermès, for which she created numerous designs that gave rise to silk scarves, ready-to-wear pieces, and porcelain objects. Her creative vision gave rise to patterns such as “Insects,” “Flowers and Braids,” “Oranges and Lemons,” “Cherries,” “Roosters,” and “Old China.”