7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 3
 

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A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, possibly Dutch, the monture carved, pierced and brightly painted...

A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, possibly Dutch, the monture carved, pierced and brightly painted in mainly shades of red and green, the gorge with tiny chinoiserie figures. The double velum leaf, engraved and hand coloured, depicts a bustling harbour scene, with sailing ships and cargo waiting to be loaded, a woman walking a dog, another woman driving a horse drawn cart. The reserves each side feature a beehive. The verso is plain save for some foliage painted in gold. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm

Provenance: Christie's SK 21/09/1999 lot 173, where it was suggested the use of brown ink might have been a Dutch trait as one similar fan was held at that time in the Lennox-Boyd collection
Not Sold

 

The leaf is tired and quite crumpled and has been repaired from the verso. Repairs to the upper guard and to one gorge stick.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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