Souvenir of the Siamese Embassy in Fontainebleau, screens circa 1861
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Souvenir of the Siamese Embassy in Fontainebleau, screens circa 1861
Two wooden fixed fans made of lacquered, painted, and varnished papier-mâché, one decorated with chinoiserie and birds, and the other featuring two dignitaries dressed in Siamese attire, probably inspired by Napoleon III's reception of the ambassadors of Siam in 1861 at Fontainebleau.
Condition: minor damage and restoration.
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