27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2088
 

2088

The Frizzleton Voles: Two Original Printed Fans by John and Pippa Brooker, fan makers and painters

The Frizzleton Voles: Two Original Printed Fans by John and Pippa Brooker, fan makers and painters, designed for the FCI AGM at Newcastle in May 2005. Featuring the Frizzleton Voles, and accompanied by a leaflet explaining their antics, the fan leaf of paper painted by Pippa with four of these delightful creatures is mounted on painted wooden sticks. Signed on the verso by both John and Pippa. Together with "Voles to Newcastle", another fan by the Brookers, signed by Pippa 2005, this time covered in voles variously making fan frames, painting leaves and mounting them to sell at a stall named "Frizzleton Voles fan Factory". Three voles holding fans decorate the upper guard of a wooden fan painted in cream. Contained in a blue paper fan sleeve labelled "Voles to Newcastle" for the FCI AGM May 2005 Newcastle-Upon Tyne Frizzleton Voles fan Factory
Both: Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm

Sold for £50
Estimated at £50 - £100


 

. As new, both fans.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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