Vintage Hermès Scarf Paddock Jean-Louis Clerc Design for Hermès Paris 90cm Square GRAIL Jockeys Horses Print Beige Silk Black Border FLAWS

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Vintage Hermès scarf in Paddock carré, a Jean-Louis Clerc design, originally issued in 1956 for Hermès Paris. A 90cm square shawl 100% silk scarf, made in France. A jockeys and horses print on beige silk, bordered with black. It is well-used with multiple flaws, which are listed in great detail in the condition description below.

The Paddock design is Jean-Louis Clerc's most reissued design. This particular color combination is a rare find.

An allover print with jockeys and their horses, and attendees, on a golden-beige background, with a back border an all 4 sides, approximately 3" wide.

The colors in the design are predominantly browns, ochres and greys, with splashes a rosy pink and medium blue on some of the ladies' dresses.

Size: 35" x 35" or 90 cm x 90 cm

Marked/Signed:
"Clerc"
and
"HERMÈS PARIS"

The sewn on tag seems to have been removed. Date of reissue for this colorway is not known.

Condition:
Good, overall, vintage used condition with a number of flaws. There are close ups of a number of the most noticeably stained areas above, but there are other areas not shown above. They have all been listed in great detail to follow:

1. A large pin hole t top back border, about 1/16" in diameter.

2. What appears to be a very faint "run" in the silk, or possibly a flaw in the fabric or production flaw, runs from the interior edge of the back border at top in the right half of the scarf, vertically, through the beige silk designed portion to the bottom border. It is not very visible, but can been seen slightly in one of the semi-close up photos above.

3. In the upper area, more towards the border, of the lower left quadrant, there is a cluster of medium toned brown stains (approximately 25 -30 speckles of varying sizes). The largest about an 1/8" across. The total area of staining about 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"

4. Below and to the right of the above, there are what appear to be water/perfume stains. Two near the hats of the men just at the border and fairly light, and above an inch across. A more noticeable oval shaped stain at the horse mouth and a a larger, dainted area, just about in the center of the area, covering about 8" - 9".

5. In the lower right quadrant there is a 1/2" circular, light toned brown stain in a beige area, so fairly noticeable. There is another small medium toned speck stain, not very visible within the print.

6. There are two other very small pin holes, as common with vintage scarves, in the black border at the top right.

7. Also, throughout the black border, on both the front and the back, there are extremely faint, whitish smudge marks, in approximately six areas.

There are no other major flaws, the hand rolled hemmed edge is rolled forward and completely intact. It is a little wiggly throughout. There are storage wrinkles and folds that can be steamed out. All of the imperfections have been very much considered in the pricing of the Grail Hermès.

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