27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2000
 

2000

An Early 18th Century Printed Fan, mounted on slender dark wooden sticks, the upper guards...

An Early 18th Century Printed Fan, mounted on slender dark wooden sticks, the upper guards being carved and decorated with shells, these being painted in dark colours against gold, complementing the shades on the hand coloured sections on the double paper leaf. The depiction of Venus arriving in her chariot to be greeted by Mars, the chariot drawn by a pair of white doves and carrying Cupid to the prow, his bow drawn ready to strike Mars on arrival. A water nymph reclines on the riverbank to watch the spectacle. The verso is plain.
Guard length 10 inches or 25.5cm

Sold for £50
Estimated at £80 - £150


 

. : Both guards have been repaired at the bottom section of the upper guard and the paper has been slightly damaged/repaired at the same point. Some nicks to the upper folds and some general foxing and discoloration. All relative to the age and type of this fan.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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