9th Mar, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2006
 

2006

A Late 18th Century French Ivory Fan, the monture carved and pierced, some designs in pairs in...

A Late 18th Century French Ivory Fan, the monture carved and pierced, some designs in pairs in the gorge. The silk leaf is painted with two extravagantly dressed ladies seated discreetly outdoors, lest the secrets they are confiding be overheard, one holding a fan, both rather flushed, not noticing Cupid with his arrows hovering silently beside them. One further colourful painted vignette shows a parrot and musical instruments. Three panels en grisaille show rural scenes and cherubs playing. All features are bordered with embroidered gold sequins and the reserves are filled with garlands of flowers. The verso is simply painted with three sprays of delicate flowers. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200


 

The silk is dry and reinforced on the verso on several folds. The upper guard appears to have been repaired, best seen from the verso.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 9th Mar, 2019

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