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Hermès Kelly 28 Sellier

Yarn Embroidery by Jay Ahr

Model: Kelly Sellier

Size: 28cm

Condition: Pristine

Provenance: London, UK

Composition: Yarn embroidery & Box Calf leather

Hardware: Gold plated

Other: Detachable clochette with encased

keys and padlock

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The most celebrated expression of craftsmanship from one of our most ancient civilizations, the Persian carpet has come to symbolize heritage, creativity, hospitality and travel. Jay Ahr’s signature distressed embroidery technique references the Pazyryk Carpet, the oldest known carpet in the world. This bag is a vintage Hermès Kelly Sellier 28 cast in Bleu Saphir, first produced in 1989. Detailed with gold hardware, it comes with a detachable clochette with two encased keys and a padlock. The bag stands tall on protective feet and is carried by a single padded top handle. The smooth box calf leather gives a glossy finish yet firm hold creating the structural lines synonymous with the Sellier.

The superiority of a Persian Rug is defined by many characteristics: the quality of the natural silk or wool fibres; the use of vegetable dyes; the density of knots per square inch; as well as the artistic design. However the most poetic quality of the rugs and probably most unexpected is that master weaver often make intentional mistakes on the motifs. The weavers motivation is to show that the rugs are in fact handmade, and to capture life’s impresections...