23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
Lot 17
 

17

Aurora, After the painting by Guerchino: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with carving and extensive...

Aurora, After the painting by Guerchino: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with carving and extensive piercing ,particularly to the gorge, where a central vignette depicts several ladies with flower garlands, a further vignette to each side each containing a couple, and four further smaller ovals each with a cherub. The leaf depicts Aurora, after Guerchino's (1591-1666) ceiling fresco in the Casino Ludovisi, Rome, painted for the Pope's nephew. The painting here is full of movement, with the chariot horses charging through the sky. At each side, a classical figure in an oval vignette. The verso is plain. Guard length 25.5cm

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £500 - £800


 

Monture appears sound but with slight discoloration and some faint brown marks in the gorge. The leaf is rubbed, as are the folds. Loss to the gold border at the sides. Some loss to the leaf on verso .

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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