PARFUMS DE MARLY

Parfums de Marly draws its inspiration from the century which celebrated the pinnacle of French elegance: the 18th century, the reign of perfume. 1743, the horse - a symbol of nobility. Sculptures of horses as an ornamental feature in gardens achieved popularity at the Château of Marly. Godolphin Arabian, the stallion of the purest line among Arabian thoroughbreds, was a gift to Louis XV from the Bey of Tunis. The king is said to have drawn inspiration from this horse when he commissioned the Chevaux de Marly from Guillaume Coustou in 1743. Deemed from the outset as masterpieces of French sculptural art, the Marly Horses avoided destruction at the Marly estate under the French Revolution and were transported to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. To conserve them, they entered the Louvre in 1984 and were installed in the aptly-named Cour Marly.