25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 397
 

397

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

A Mid-19th Century Chinese Mandarin Fan, Qing Dynasty, the wooden sticks lacquered in black and gold, the gorge with a central terrace scene. The double paper leaf, recto/verso, shows figures with applied painted ivory faces and silk robes, one arriving on horseback. Shaped metal loop, cream silk tassel with gold metal threads entwined. T/w a substantial shaped deep fitted gold lacquer fan box, the exterior sides and lid painted with figures and objects, lined in blue silk , the inside of the lid finely painted with a scene of ladies, two seated on porcelain stools, several holding fans, and a child, their faces of applied painted ivory and wearing silk robes

Sold for £450
Estimated at £400 - £700


 

Monture sound, good strong colour to leaf recto/verso. Box lacquer chipped at the back close to the hinge. The clasp is sound.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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