Collecting things is a hit or miss business. I had been thinking about a pair of shell and gold Trianon cufflinks for some months now, and when I finally decided to pull the trigger the other day found they had been sold just a few days before. That disappointment followed shortly after an eBay auction of an out of print book I had been seeking for years, where no sooner had I paid for the thing than the seller announced that he had sold it offline and no longer had it available.
At any rate, that is why when RJ announced that he would be in Paris this week with just enough free time to sneak into the local Hilditch & Key where, stuck in a drawer known only to a few, there were a couple Dame à la licorne themed scarves (similar to the tapestry in the photograph) that Hilditch had printed years ago in a blend of cashmere and silk that will likely never be seen again, there was no hesitation. And he reports that he has acquired the goods, though I will not celebrate until the package arrives safely.
This is a hit or miss business, but one out of three is not bad.
Photo: The Yorck Project
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The tapestry is charming and I look forward to you posting a picture of the scarves.
Great scarf! Is the one on the photograph available or which hilditch and key shop are they in stock?
The image is of the fifteenth century tapestry that was one of the earliest expressions of the theme, not the scarf. Contact H & K Paris to inquire.
The one shown allegedly represents, among other things in the tapestry symbolism lore of the woman and the unicorn series, the sense of sight. Which sense will the scarf represent I wonder.
OK, this what I want you to do to get rid of your 'bad luck' a la not winning Ebay stuff or missing out on a deal. Down here we call it 'Santeria' but that involves putting a dead chicken in a paper bag, tying the top with colored ribbons and leaving it in the center of an intersection 'to get rid of bad luck'. But what want you to do is 'sneak' into a Salvation Army or a Good Will emporium and report back with your best find and the best thing is that you have 'Craig Free' shopping.
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