25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 349
 

349

Allegory of Love: A 19th Century Bone Fan, with double paper leaf, the heavy sticks and guards...

Allegory of Love: A 19th Century Bone Fan, with double paper leaf, the heavy sticks and guards elaborately silvered and gilded, and elaborately shaped in the gorge. The leaf depicting a deity and putti distributing flaming hearts to young ladies, whose costumes indicate several cultures, the scene, enclosed in a deep navy and gold border, is full of animation with dogs, sheep, and chickens. The verso is divided into three vignettes, each containing characters whose clothing predates this fan, the central vignette having a young lady warding off the winter cold by wearing a muff, and perhaps preparing to skate on ice. Guard length 26.5cm

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £150


 

Some period repairs, including metal plates on both guards, seen from the verso, some rubbing to folds and some areas along the bottom of the leaf rather rubbed. The silvering is dull. Colours generally still strong and bold.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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