25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
  Lot 467
 

467

A Vibrant Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the monture silvered and gilded, carved and pierced, the...

A Vibrant Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the monture silvered and gilded, carved and pierced, the guards with figures, the gorge with a central roundel covering several sticks and containing figures gilded in two shades of gold. The double silk leaf is vertically decorated, being embroidered with meandering sequins, painted with mainly pink and blue flowers, and featuring columns in a strong gold around which are entwined smaller flowers, the designs alternating as they work across the leaf. To the extreme left, a bird flies over various gold symbols. Centrally, the decoration has the addition of a royal blue painted oval. The verso is plain. Guard length 27cm

Sold for £70
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

There is wear to the silk along the bottom edge. From the verso, the leaf may have had some restoration as there is discoloration which could be attributed to glue?

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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