25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
Lot 284
 

284

The Triumph of Ariadne: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with plain monture other than having had...

The Triumph of Ariadne: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with plain monture other than having had mother-of-pearl thumb guards. The single vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, depicts Ariadne being brought home to safely by Bacchus, having been abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. Ariadne is within Bacchus' chariot, pulled by lions (a variation from the leopards that are normally depicted) and pushed by winged cherubs, Bacchus ahead to the left, the verso is plain. Guard length 27cm

Sold for £280
Estimated at £250 - £500


 

The leaf is very rubbed, as are the folds. From the verso restoration to many of the folds is evident. The monture and leaf are generally quite dirty. Thumb guards no longer present.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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