Live Auction 2286Christie's Interiors
Lot 868

A CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME-PAINTED LEATHER THREE-PANEL SCREEN,

20TH CENTURY,

Closed13 January 2010

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USD 4,000

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A CONTINENTAL POLYCHROME-PAINTED LEATHER THREE-PANEL SCREEN,
20TH CENTURY,
decorated with scenes from 'Fables de la Fontaine'
Each panel 68¾in. (169.5cm.) high, 23½in. (59.5cm.) wide

Specialist note

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was France's most famous fabulist of the 17th century, taking inspiration from Aesop and Horace, amoung others. These panels depict scenes from "The Fox and the Stork" and "The Fox and the Crow".