Lot 49
49
A COLLECTION OF SIX MOROCCAN WHITE LEATHER POUFFES
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A COLLECTION OF SIX MOROCCAN WHITE LEATHER POUFFES

LATE 20TH CENTURY

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A COLLECTION OF SIX MOROCCAN WHITE LEATHER POUFFES
LATE 20TH CENTURY
Together with a pair of Claudio Bravo's white leather babouches
The circular pair: 16 in. (40.5 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) diameter
Special notice

These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 20%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. Where applicable Customs duty will be charged (per rate specified by HMRC guidance) on the Hammer price and VAT will be payable at 20% on duty. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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Lot Essay

The babouches and round pouffes in this lot appear in multiple Claudio Bravo paintings, including La Silla de Le Corbusier, 1977, El Guardián y su Hijo, 1979, Vanitas, 1981, Babuchas, 1989, Padre e Hijo, 1989, Djellabas verdes y azules, 1994, Gandoura Rosa, 1995, El tacto, 1997 and La oración árabe, 1999 (P. Bowels and M. Vargas Llosa, Claudio Bravo Pinturas y Dibujos, Madrid, 1996, pp. 73, 85, 94-95, 170-171 and 234 and Claudio Bravo et le Marco, exh. cat., Paris, 2004, pp. 46, 55 and 58).
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