25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
Lot 283
 

283

Bacchus and Ariadne: An Extravagant 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, circa 1780's, the monture...

Bacchus and Ariadne: An Extravagant 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, circa 1780's, the monture carved and pierced, silvered and gilded. The upper guard is carved with a large figure wearing a helmet. The heavy gorge sticks, of the type known as "battoire" , are worked with a shield-shaped carving centrally over four sticks and with two further pairs of sticks of oval form, all containing carved and gilded figures, cherubs to the ovals and a couple to the shield. The remaining single sticks are carved as if flower tendrils are twisting round in order to climb. The double paper leaf is painted with Bacchus and Ariadne and companions in a woodland setting, wine being poured by winged cherubs to the right, Bacchus leaning over the shoulder of Ariadne, wearing a leopard skin, other winged cherubs around here and there with Cupid hovering above and drawing an arrow from his quiver. The verso is brightly painted with The triumph of Venus, a large dolphin in the sea to the left and a cherub hovering above, a cherub swimming to the right trying to catch up with a white swan, ridden by a winged cherub who has a leash drawn close to his chest. Guard length 25cm

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £600 - £1,000


 

Some rubbing and small old repair to the leaf, the gorge sticks have been broken and at least one section replaced, with evidence of more repair/reinforcement from the verso.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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