25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 274
 

274

Family Portraits: A Late 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture silvered and gilded,...

Family Portraits: A Late 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture silvered and gilded, carved and pierced, the upper guards with a carved figure, the gorge more lightly but highlighted in gold. An elaborate cream silk and metal thread tassel hangs from an embossed gold metal loop. The double paper leaf shows two couples in the countryside listening to a flautist, one couple dancing, one lady seated next to a lamb, a grey dog at her feet. To the far left of the leaf, a rectangular portrait in a gilt frame, an elderly moustached man with an upright bearing, wearing a metal military helmet. Next left, an oval portrait of a young woman, a pink ribbon in her hair. To the far right, the third oval portrait of a smiling older lady, wearing a white cap decorated with pink ribbon. The verso is a simple landscape, a woman wearing pink in the centre. Guard length 25cm. Together with a fine period hinged box, covered with woven silk in cream, ruby and gold, the inside lined with deep red moiré silk, the exterior edged in braid

Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £800


 

Some of the gilding is still quite bright. The monture has been restored, with reinforcement to the verso on several sticks, particularly near the rivet but also mid stick. There are some nicks to the folds and some folds are rubbed. One fold has been quite crudely repaired on the verso. There is a black mark right across the verso which obscures much of the lady in pink. Some brown discoloration visible on the recto.

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 2, 25th Jul, 2018

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