Live Auction 7857Christie's Interiors
A PAIR OF PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE CHAIRS
Lot 159

A PAIR OF PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE CHAIRS

DESIGNED IN 1969 BY LORD SNOWDON

Closed7 August 2012

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GBP 3,000

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A PAIR OF PRINCE CHARLES INVESTITURE CHAIRS
DESIGNED IN 1969 BY LORD SNOWDON
Of ash laminate, painted red and gilt with Prince of Wales feathers and his motto ICH DIEN [I serve], the seats upholstered in tartan-type fabric
21½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide (2)

Specialist note

20-year-old Prince Charles was invested with the title Prince of Wales in 1969 at Caernarfon Castle. The guests' chairs had been specially designed by his uncle Lord Snowdon, and guests were able to take them home afterwards.