25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 307
 

307

Dido and Aeneas: A Mid to Late 18th Century Fan, the double paper leaf painted in strong blues...

Dido and Aeneas: A Mid to Late 18th Century Fan, the double paper leaf painted in strong blues and mounted on quite understated ivory sticks, with simple piercing to the gorge and upper guards, the latter with the addition of some colour. The leaf depicts Dido, the founder and Queen of Carthage, seated on her throne receiving the hero Aeneas, a musician to her left, a seated soldier beyond and a seated lady opposite. A couple stroll in the distant countryside. The reserves and top border are painted with flowers. In Virgil's Aeneid, the couple have a short romance before Aeneas leaves and Dido commits suicide using his sword. The verso, again painted mainly in a bold blue, shows a simple landscape. Guard length 25cm. Together with a green velvet fan box
Not Sold

 

Repairs to both upper guards. The leaf is rubbed on the folds.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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