25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 461
 

461

An Early 19th Century Bone Fan, the guards and gorge simply carved and pierced with flowers....

An Early 19th Century Bone Fan, the guards and gorge simply carved and pierced with flowers. The double paper leaf, with three oval vignettes, features a classical figure in each, the inner ovals decorated with small gold sequins. The verso is plain. Guard length 24cm; and A Circa 1880's White Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the double silk leaf in plain cream, of the type normally found mounted with a lace leaf. No decoration to the monture, just a simple chamfer to the edges of the guards. Guard length 33cm (2)

Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £100


 

Fan 1 - Substantial losses to the gold sequins. The leaf is somewhat dirty. Verso very foxed. Fan 2 - No evidence that lace has previously been applied. Very very slight marking in places.

 


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

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