Attributed to HERMES, circa 1980–1990 - Lot 82

Attributed to HERMES, circa 1980–1990 800 silver bracelet with “GRAIN D’AVOINE” links featuring high-relief stamped motifs in the shape of tapered, falling grains, connected by a half-round ring. 18k white gold (750) clip-on clasp Silversmith’s hallmark: Maurice LABARTE Hallmark: Small Minerva guarantee with a scroll (from 1984) L. 19 cm, link diameter: approx. 7.45 mm Weight: approx. 39.96 g Traces of resizing on the last link before the clasp. Accompanied by a Hermès case A similar model is illustrated in Jacques Lenfant’s book, *Le Livre de la chaîne*, Editions Scriptar SA, 1996, pp. 52 and 53. This model is similar to the Hermès “GRAINE DES CHAMPS” bracelet, notably illustrated in a Hermès magazine advertisement from the 1980s. Maurice Labarte founded his custom jewelry workshop in 1951 in La Rochette-en-Seine-et-Mame. In 1961, he began working exclusively for Jacques Lenfant, son of Georges Lenfant, a supplier to major international fashion houses.