7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 20
 

20

''The New Church Fan'': An Early 18th Century Printed Fan, the double paper leaf mounted on...

"The New Church Fan": An Early 18th Century Printed Fan, the double paper leaf mounted on plain pale wooden sticks. Published "with the APPROBATION of the LORD BISHOP of LONDON", the centre of the fan shows "Exodus Chapter XX" and features The Lord's Prayer to the left and other catholic texts. The borders feature crowns. The leaf is marked "Entered at Stationer's Hall by The Proprietor May 1st 1716. Guard length 9.75 inches or 24.5cm. Together with an 18th century sea green card fan tube

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £400


 

Quite dirty, and some brown staining all along the top border and on most folds. Loss of some paper to the left on the guard panel.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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