25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 462
 

462

A Circa 1890's White Gauze Fan, on plain painted wooden sticks, the leaf painted with mauve and...

A Circa 1890's White Gauze Fan, on plain painted wooden sticks, the leaf painted with mauve and white lilacs and veined leaves. Unsigned and unbacked. Simple gold metal loop with pearl button; A Circa 1890's Large Bone Fan, the monture completely plain, the simple loop of silver metal, mounted with a dark cream gauze leaf on which are painted meandering tendrils of pink and yellow honeysuckle, with green foliage, bees and butterflies seeking pollen. The verso is plain. The leaf supports are a continuation of the main sticks. Guard length 36cm; and The Iris: A Large Late 19th Century Wooden Fan, with light gilding to the monture, the upper guard carved at the sides to produce leaf shapes and entwined stems, the lower guard straight but lightly carved and gilded. The single cream gauze leaf is well painted with several large yellow Iris and their leaves, the open flowers variegated in shade, their petals with brown veining, the skin shed as the buds have opened shown as shrivelling, and bees searching for pollen crossing the upper section of the leaf. The verso is plain. Guard length 35cm (3)

Sold for £110
Estimated at £70 - £100


 

Fan 1 - Surface dust present, faint foxing to the leaf. One 3 cm split to the gauze just below the centre of the leaf. Fan 3 - Some glue visible where the ribs have been secured to the gauze.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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