7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 23
 

23

A Good 18th Century Fan, with tortoiseshell guards and gorge sticks in pairs alternating...

A Good 18th Century Fan, with tortoiseshell guards and gorge sticks in pairs alternating between mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell. The quite slender guards are carved, pierced and gilded, the very tips with a cherub beneath which is a polished oval perhaps awaiting initials. The gorge sticks are classically carved and feature gilded figures, one pair combining to make a sun and rays. The double paper leaf shows a family and friends engaged in various activities in a clearing, one lady holding a birdcage, another with two more cages strapped to a pole, a little boy plays with his dog, and others make flower garlands. The verso is painted with a simple scene of a couple in the countryside. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. Contained in a card fan box with lift-off lid, the exterior painted with red fruits and blue flowers, the underneath marked 3357 in old in

Sold for £200
Estimated at £300 - £600


 

The monture is in fairly robust condition but several of the MOP gorge sticks have been repaired with slivers of MOP from behind and one tortoiseshell stick to the right has been repaired with thin slivers of metal down the sides. The leaf is slightly dry and has one noticeable split to the left.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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