Plumes Et Grelots

Le Carre Hermes Paris > Automne - Hiver 1995/96

Feathers and Sleigh Bells

These conveyances for snow and ice attest to the airy elegance which the carriage makers of the past put at the disposition of princes. About the Viennese harness of imperial days parade the troika, which glided on the Neva in a jingling of bells, and the sleigh, which decorated Marie-Antoinette's winter rides at Versailles. Below, Prince Albert drives his guests to Brighton with a sure hand.