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Hermes silk scarf depicting Whippets / Italian Greyhounds / Greyhounds after Xavier de Poret (French, 1894 - 1975)

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Hermes silk scarf depicting Whippets / Italian Greyhounds / Greyhounds after Xavier de Poret (French, 1894 - 1975)

Silk scarf “Made in France” by Hermes designed by Xavier de Poret (French, 1894 - 1975) for his scarf first issued in 1956 and called “Les Levriers”, GreyhoundS. It is said that when Mrs Peggy Stancomb of Tinribs Whippets was living in Paris she bought most of the scarves as presents! This was the design Hermes commissioned for their silk “Les Levriers” 1956 scarf range that came in six colour variants.


This is a SOLD item and has been left in the Public Domain for research purposes.

Images are available for public use and research with an acknowledgement to www.hamsheregallery.com

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Medium Group: Objets D'Art

Year: 1956

 
 

Breed: Whippet

Artist: Poret, Xavier de

 
 

 

 

 
 

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Dimensions: None

 
       
   
       
 




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