HERMÈS Silk Scarf CAVALERIE ET MARINE Blue Gold Black By Ledoux C.1967 W/Box

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Theme: Depicts the historical 1795 event of the French cavalry capturing the frozen Dutch fleet.

A beautiful classic collector military Hermès vintage silk scarf Marine Et Cavalerie. This Scarf was designed by Philippe Ledoux First issued in 1967. This is the first issued, highly collectible. Depicting Napoleon’s military historical 1795 event of the French cavalry capturing the frozen Dutch fleet cavalry on horseback set in a wintry scene. A stunning navy blue background with a round gold rope encircling the center. There are gold swags at each corner made up of military swords, instruments & insignia. A beautiful scarf for anyone who loves the Napoleonic era. A “Must-Have” a classic, collector luxury vintage silk scarf in your wardrobe. Styled in the photos with a HERMÈS Scarf Ring Lifebuoy Nautical 24K Gold Tone W/Box C.1990s-2000 for sale separately under ACCESSORIES-SCARVES RINGS.

The Story Behind: Philippe Ledoux – HERMÈS Scarves Designer

Born in 1903 in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England to an esteemed family of the French upper-middle class, Ledoux began developing his artistic talents at a young age. His mother, Marie Villaret an accomplished water colourist herself, recognised her son’s gifts early on and encouraged his development throughout his childhood and adolescence when the family moved back to France in 1915.

Following a brief stay in Rome, Philippe Ledoux decided to relocate to Paris to study painting and illustration at the “Académies de Peinture et de Dessin” with Emile Renard and Joseph-Paul Alizard. He met Madeleine Gautier in Paris during his study and they got married in the summer of 1937. After their wedding they decided to move to “Cormeilles-en-Vexin”, a small commune in the Val-d’Oise region of Northern France. Philippe Ledoux was first commissioned by the house of HERMÈS in 1947. Philippe Ledoux designed nearly a hundred illustrations that would become some of the most iconic scarves in the Hermès catalogue, specialising in equestrian and nautical themes such as this one for sale “Cavalerie et Marine”  part of some of it famous scarves: Springs 1974, L’Hiver 1968, La Promenade de Longchamps 1980, Reprise 1970, Napoleon 1963 etc.

Philippe Ledoux died in a tragic motorcycle accident in 1975. Several of his designs were issued posthumously, including two unfinished works, Marine a Rames and Les Trois Mousquetaires, which were later completed by his nephew Vladimir Rybaltchenko. His great talent remains highly visible to this day with Hermès continuing to reissue many of his celebrated designs. NB:  Ledoux’s great grand nephew Dimitri Rybaltchenko is one of the most prolific Hermès artists of the modern era.