11th Jan, 2020 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House Sale

 
  Lot 1101
 

1101

Five Fans, to include: A good 18th century ivory fan, the monture carved, pierced and painted...

Five Fans, to include: A good 18th century ivory fan, the monture carved, pierced and painted in soft colour, the double paper leaf showing possibly Venus and Mars with attendants in the countryside, the verso with a solitary lady at rest in a clearing, 10.5 inches or 26.5cm; together with A circa 1890's black gauze fan, mounted on black wood, painted with two adult and clusters of immature birds, all with red head feathers, guard length 14 inches or 35.5 cm; A further late 19th century fan of cream gauze, mounted on serpentine bone sticks, the gauze painted with flowers and edged with cream machine lace, guard length 12.75 inches or 32 cm; A small cream pierced celluloid brisé fan; and A 1920's feather fan of fontange form, the monture painted cream, the feathers white and painted with tiny blue birds, attached to a layer of silk cream, the verso plain, guard length 13.5 inches or 34.5cm

Sold for £150
Estimated at £120 - £150


 

. fan 1 in good order save for some minor splitting to the top on some folds. Fan 2 is sound, fan 3 has multiple holes to the gauze, fan 4 is sound and fan 5 needs some attention.

 


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Auction: Country House Sale, 11th Jan, 2020

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