25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
Lot 259
 

259

The Country Garden: A French Mid-18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the guards and gorge...

The Country Garden: A French Mid-18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the guards and gorge silvered and gilded, the guards with roundels at the tips featuring a bee, the gorge sticks, in pairs, with brightly gilded figures and ovals and other shapes containing farming tools and flowers. An orange stone completes the rivet. The double paper leaf is painted en camaieu, one scene in blue, the side scenes in pink, highlighted in gold. In the centre, several figures near a summer house fitted with trellis for climbing flowers, and a fountain. To the sides, a courting couple seated on a fence, and another looking out to sea at sailing ships. The verso, painted all in pink, shows two couples hunting in the countryside, the scene bordered with flowers with gold leaves. Guard length 27cm

Sold for £200
Estimated at £250 - £450


 

The monture has had some restoration, and still has breaks to each upper guard. One guard is repaired with a metal plate down by the rivet. Several gorge sticks have been supported from behind with Mother of Pearl which has been pierced to correspond with the original design. Leaf rubbed on folds and needs slight attention.

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 2, 25th Jul, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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