23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
Lot 3
 

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The Rape of Hera: A Mid-18th Century Fan, with mother-of-pearl monture, the sticks finely...

The Rape of Hera: A Mid-18th Century Fan, with mother-of-pearl monture, the sticks finely carved and pierced and heavily gilded, several of the gorge sticks carved into roundels at the shoulders, variously containing squirrels, cockerels, and female heads. A central gilded vignette is backed in mother of pearl depicting a couple playing with a dog. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, with a central couple, a woman (Hera?) being seized from behind by a king (Zeus?). To the left, a carved stone statue of a female, seated on a dolphin (Hera was the daughter of a water God), Cupid drawing his bow and a further winged cherub to the left, another cherub carrying an Olympian flame to the right seemingly keeping at bay a completely black entity with forked red tails and a curved beak, presumably a depiction of Zeus, one of his attributes being forked lightening. The verso with cream reserves depicts a rural manor house. Additionally, there are some names scribbled lightly in pencil, hardly legible but one appears to refer to a Villa Franconi. Guard length 28.5cm

Sold for £800
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

The leaf folds are rubbed as is the left side of the leaf to a greater extent. One stick to the left of the gorge broken near the rivet. The guard gilding is rubbed.

 


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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 1, 23rd May, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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