HERMES 'GRANDE TENUE' 100% Silk Scarf Foulard HENRI D'ORIGNY 90cm - $275 - (Vancouver, BC)
TITLE:Grande Tenue (Full Dress)ARTIST:Henri d'OrignyYEAR(S) OF ISSUE:1985, 1989/90, 1993, 1997/98, 2012CONDITIONExcellent near-mint condition. Beautiful hems, silk is still crisp to the touch and drapes gorgeously. MEASUREMENTS:Approx. 35" x 35" (90cm x 90cm)MATERIAL:100% Silk twillFrom 'Histoires de Carres', Spring-Summer 2012:"At hunt meets or show jumping events, horses and riders wait in 'Grande Tenue', in broadcloth covers and monogrammed checked cotton shirts. The house's archives contain an unparalleled set of these emblems designed to mark stables with the monograms of their owners. The oldest date from Napoleon III. The stamped monogram of a viscount with its bold graphic lines here confronts that of a Romanian prince; a lion emerging from a ducal crown is turned towards those of Napoleon III or of a maharaja. Lastly, in the center is the monogram of Emile Hermes, the passionate collector who assembled this record of the house."
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