23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
Lot 41
 

41

A Fine and Early 18th Century Painted and Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, the gorge with the addition...

A Fine and Early 18th Century Painted and Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, the gorge with the addition of piercing. The central mythological scene, bordered in gold, shows a lady being crowned with a garland of flowers. To the right, a lady sits in contemplation beside a tree. To the left, a soldier dressed in red. At intervals, sticks are pierced and carved with flowers. The guards are carved with a man dancing, two flowers, and two ovals, one of which is faintly painted, the other was probably similar. The silk ribbon is painted with tiny chinoiserie figures and water lilies. The gorge is painted with chinoiserie figures, details picked out in gold. The verso is a mirror image drawing of the recto. Guard length 21cm

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

Very slightly warped. The ribbon is defective in several places. Certainly the ribbon. Paint fairly rubbed.

 


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

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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