Sequences HERMES Carre

Sequences HERMES Scarf in Earthy Tones

Added 2/1/2017 She’s done it again… 🙂 A dear friend, an avid collector herself, pointed out something very interesting to me after reading this article, which she was instrumental in writing and researching for me. The nice little touch I had missed that Madama Latham added to her carre in honor of her Muse…(see below) Sequences is […]

I. A. Kwumi Sefidin or I. A. Kwumi Sefedin or?

Feux du Ciel HERMES

Correction 5/14/2018 Just picked up a Le Monde d’Hermes I from 2000 and see that Hermes refers to the artist as Sefedine Ibrahim Alamin. Revision 12/17/2016: In search of  more information about the artist behind the Feux du Ciel, which I am about to list I came across this wonderful information about the artist on […]

Plaques à Sabler, a Grygkar Treasure

Plaques a Sables HERMES Rare

The Plaques à Sabler, which was designed by Hugo Grygkar and first issued in 1956, is a very interesting carre.  First off it is monochromatic.  And then what are we really looking at? Plaques à Sabler, literally translates as “sanding plates”.  But what does that mean? After a little research, I have learned that these […]