23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
  Lot 87
 

87

Exploring the Orient: A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the upper guards wide and featuring a...

Exploring the Orient: A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the upper guards wide and featuring a figure. The monture is silvered and gilded, carved and pierced, the gorge featuring more figures. The double paper leaf depicts an unusual tea ceremony, a servant bringing refreshments to place on a low table with red bamboo legs,, another holding a red parasol over a guest, whilst an oriental gentleman stands at a slight distance to the right. The guest is a European explorer, with a waxed moustache, wearing robes to conceal his western dress, but still wearing his pith helmet complete with plume. The reserves are full of flowers and trees, many details highlighted in gold, to the far left a tree drips with blossoms, some blue, some smaller in pink, and bears two rather aggressive looking birds, probably fighting cocks. The verso has a simple spray of lilac flowers and leaves. Guard length 27cm

Sold for £280
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

The fan is quite dirty, and soiled, most evident from the verso, some restoration also being visible. Folds are rubbed. The colours are bright and strong.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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