May 03, 2018 - Sale 2476

Sale 2476 - Lot 135

Price Realized: $ 1,188
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968) [HERMÈS SILK SCARF.] 1951.
34x34 inches, 86x86 cm.
Condition A: minor wear to corners of original box. Silk.
In 1951, Hermès commissioned Cassandre to create a design for their world-famous silk scarves. The scarf was issued in several different color palettes, of a structure amidst clouds is an elaborate, Escher-esque architectural construction with a sophisticated play on perspective. Suntory p. 107.