23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
Lot 38
 

38

The Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter: A Mid-18th Century Plain Tortoiseshell Fan, the double vellum

The Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter: A Mid-18th Century Plain Tortoiseshell Fan, the double vellum leaf depicting the return home of Jephthah, a judge in Israel, who had been away to fight the Ammonites. Before leaving, he had prayed to God for success, rashly promising to offer up as a sacrifice the first person who met him at home on his return. Sadly, this was his beloved only daughter. The verso is decorated with three vignettes of buildings, a house, a church and a windmill, overlaid with a tromp l'oeil pink and cream ribbon. Guard length 29cm

Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £700


 

Rubbing generally to the leaf and to the folds. Some soiling to the verso.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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