23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
  Lot 190
 

190

A Mid-19th Century Chinese Fan, Qing Dynasty, with wooden sticks, lacquered in black with...

A Mid-19th Century Chinese Fan, Qing Dynasty, with wooden sticks, lacquered in black with decoration in pastel shades of pink and turquoise, detailing in gold. The double paper leaf is hand coloured with the addition of figures, one with a birdcage, a mountain in the distance. The verso is highly coloured in gold and blue, depicting two coloured birds perched on a rock and a branch, amidst flowers and foliage. Guard 27cm; A Mid-19th Century Chinese Carved Bone Fan, Qing Dynasty, mounted with mottled brown feathers which have been intricately painted in pinks and yellow, depicting flowers, and in many colours for the two rather extravagant peacocks facing each other in the centre. The monture is lightly carved and then gilded. Guard length 20.5cm; and A 19th Century Bone Fan, Qing Dynasty, mounted with white feathers and painted with vibrant blue flowers which surround two central colourful birds with long tail feathers. The guards have basic carving, with A figure at each tip. Guard length 20cm (3)
Not Sold

 

Fan 1 - Monture sound, lacquer slightly rubbed, leaf folds rubbed, leaf possibly re-secured in the past. Fan 2 - The feathers are quite tatty, the colours are still good, the monture needs cleaning. Fan 3 - Feathers very tatty. The bone is dirty.

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 1, 23rd May, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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