HERMES Marqueterie de pierres dures" model, created in 1989 Suite of 8 porcelain cups and saucers Original pouches and box of the house Extract from the Hermès catalogue: "This porcelain collection is inspired by marble marquetry as practised in 16th-century Florence: an original creation, its decoration features, in trompe-l'oeil form, hard stones such as lapis lazuli, jade, silicified wood, amber and agate. No fewer than twenty-three colours are needed to compose the wide variety of motifs, which intermingle flowers, birds, fans and pearl necklaces. Over and above the refinement of a timeless table service, it is these veritable pictorial ensembles that have made the "Marqueterie" service famous since its creation, with stones from the East and West.