7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 63
 

63

Circa 1880, A French Fan, with green/pink mother-of-pearl sticks, silvered and gilded, the...

Circa 1880, A French Fan, with green/pink mother-of-pearl sticks, silvered and gilded, the double velum leaf painted with a maiden reclining on a tree branch being seduced by a near naked youth, large and colourful wings sprouting from his shoulders. The tree is alive with apple blossoms and a large dragonfly approaches from the right. The verso is painted with a spray of cornflowers and a large initial M. Signed by the artist, Albert Maignan dated 1880, and dedicated to his wife. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29cm; Together with a maroon coloured leather fan box with ruby silk lining embossed A.Rodien 48 rue Cambon in gold inside the lid. An old document giving details of the artist's career is contained inside

Albert Pierre René Maignan (1845 to 1908) was a renowned French history painter and illustrator. He exhibited in The Salon from 1867 and his paintings can be found in museums in Amiens, Le Mans, Reims, Lille, Montreal, Luxembourg and Melbourne. He was awarded the Legion d'honneur in 1895. In 1878 he married Etiennette Larivière, a portrait painter, daughter of the artist Charles-Philippe l Larivière

Sold for £700
Estimated at £300 - £600


 

Fan 1 - Good, clean and shiny pearl, no damage noted. The leaf is clean and crisp..

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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