25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
Lot 271
 
Lot 271 - The Spanish Soirée: An Unusual Early 19th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, with heavily gilded pierced
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The Spanish Soirée: An Unusual Early 19th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, with heavily gilded pierced

The Spanish Soirée: An Unusual Early 19th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, with heavily gilded pierced and carved sticks, the gorge having three large vignettes with figures and a dog, the carving backed with thin mother-of-pearl. In contrast the guards are much more regular in design, being decorated in sections with flowers and more linear patterns. The rivet has an unusual red and green stone in a flower form. The double paper leaf is very highly decorated in gold, in the Spanish taste. The leaf has a central scene of a musical soirée, a man in Cavalier costume with lace trim playing the guitar, a lady holding the music, two other elaborately dressed ladies present, one with a boy at her side holding either a fixed or cockade fan, the room sumptuously hung with green velvet curtains having gold tassels and fringing. At each side of the leaf, and encompassing a fold, thin panels of Mother of Pearl embossed in gold are overlaid. The verso is a colourful scene of a lady appearing at her balcony reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet, with a suitor below, but with the addition of a rival appearing from round the corner about to draw his sword. The colours used on this costume are those used on fans from 1800 to the 1830's. Guard length 29.5cm

Sold for £420
Estimated at £400 - £600


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Some rubbing to the leaf folds, some small pieces of paper need to be re-secured.

 

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

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