23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
  Lot 57
 

57

Village Revelry: A Colourful and Amusing 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the guards and gorge...

Village Revelry: A Colourful and Amusing 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the guards and gorge highly gilded, the guards inlaid with engraved metal, the gorge having a central vignette of highly gilded figures, the guards with one figure, the whole being further decorated with meandering foliage and flowers. The double paper leaf is unusual in that the scene continues in all its colour on the verso. The leaf depicts a daytime celebration, outside a church, a bagpipe player standing on a beer barrel, dancers to his left, and a woman drawing water from the well. To the right, the wine is flowing and the couples become amorous. In the centre a family group are seated, the woman holding a new born baby. The costumes are particularly detailed. The verso shows the aftermath, with four villagers grouped quietly in order to finish off the beverages. Guard length 28cm

Sold for £480
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

Some rubbing to the leaf but the colour remains strong recto/verso.

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 1, 23rd May, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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