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A PAIR OF FRENCH POLYCHROME-DECORATED TABOURETS, AFTER THE MODEL CREATED FOR QUEEN HORTENSE'S INCA BALL OF 1812

SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF FRENCH POLYCHROME-DECORATED TABOURETS, AFTER THE MODEL CREATED FOR QUEEN HORTENSE'S INCA BALL OF 1812
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each with a close-nailed circular seat, the bases carved with feathers in tones of red and green, the ends modelled as faces wearing Indian headdress, with further entwined leather and rope, facetted brass and turquoise beaded decoration
28 in. (71 cm.) high

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All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.

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Lot Essay

The Bal des Incas was held at the Tuileries Palace on February 11th, 1812, where Queen Hortense, Napoleon's stepdaughter, appeared dressed as a Peruvian priestess. A pair of chairs, probably commissioned for the ball, and on which the present lot is based, were sold Christie's/Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, from the collection of Yves Saint Laurent for €200,000, 17 - 20 November 2009, lot 1034.

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