23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
  Lot 64
 

64

A Simple 18th Century Ivory Fan, the upper guards quite formally carved and pierced, a lozenge near

A Simple 18th Century Ivory Fan, the upper guards quite formally carved and pierced, a lozenge near the top with a seated animal, vertical columns surrounded by tiny flowers. The gorge sticks are in pairs, simply and elegantly pierced. The double leaf is most unusually applied with a vertical meandering line of silver sequins, alternating with brightly coloured feathers. The leaf is bordered with gold foil. The verso is plain cream gauze. Guard length 27.5cm
Not Sold

 

Some slight fraying to the bottom edge of the gauze on the verso.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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