23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
  Lot 96
 

96

A Mid to Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the sticks quite slender and straight, the upper guards...

A Mid to Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the sticks quite slender and straight, the upper guards wider. The monture is silvered and gilded, carved and pierced, the gorge being more decorative. Diamantés to the rivet. The double silk leaf features a charming central vignette of an 18th century couple seated under a tree, with a naked child or cherub asking for attention, the lady wearing pink, her shoes matching, and a large quite formal hat perched on a tall hair arrangement. The gentleman wears a blue waistcoat and black shoes with silver buckles. The remainder of the fan is decorated with embroidery in gold, tambour stitch, encompassing domed oval sequins of bright colours, around which meander painted flowers and a butterfly. The verso is plain. Guard length 28cm
Not Sold

 

The silk has suffered, with actual losses to the silk on the recto, and rubbing to folds. The verso has been restored on all the folds. The decoration to the monture is dull.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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