7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 7
 

7

A 1740's Ivory Fan, the monture beautifully carved and pierced, mother-of-pearl thumb guards to...

A 1740's Ivory Fan, the monture beautifully carved and pierced, mother-of-pearl thumb guards to both guards, themselves carved with Chinese figures and buildings. The double paper leaf, in the Chinoiserie style, depicting both European and Oriental figures, is sprinkled with crushed mother-of-pearl and bears the attribution to M Gamble According to the Late Act 1740, at the bottom left of the recto. From the left, a European scene of ruins with a man of import seated next to a stream. The central scene shows an oriental figure holding a large decorated fixed fan, and the final scene shows an oriental family gathering where a game is being played. The verso has a simple depiction of a figure with blackened face. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £500


 

Some light soling to the cream background, slight loss to the paper on the bottom border, some nicks to the upper folds and small areas of period restoration to the verso.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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