25th Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

 
Lot 324
 

324

The Birth Of Jesus: A Rare 18th Century Dutch Bone Fan, the monture very simply gilded and pierced.

The Birth Of Jesus: A Rare 18th Century Dutch Bone Fan, the monture very simply gilded and pierced. The double paper leaf depicts three biblical scenes. To the left, Abraham bringing refreshments to three men seated at his table, these being angels. To the centre, Jesus at the well with the woman of Samaria, and to the right, Jacob in conflict with an angel. The verso is painted in soft blue with stone tablets which record the ten commandments, see Exodus 23, 20-24, 18. The text is in Old Dutch and is the beginning of the message of the angel of the Lord to the shepherds in the field, announcing the birth of Jesus. Lucas 2, 1-20. Above, the symbols of The Trinity, the eye contained within the triangle. Guard length 24cm
Translation of the Dutch text kindly supplied to the previous owner by Drs F Hovinga Van Eijsden, the current President of the Fan Circle International.

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


 

The gilding is dull, and missing in places. The two central sticks in the gorge are not original. The centre of the leaf above those sticks has been damaged and shortened, thus the bottom left corner of the script in Dutch on the verso is missing. There are other areas of the leaf which are either stained or have had restoration, best viewed from the verso.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 2

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