27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2012
 

2012

A Late 18th Century Dutch Fan, the monture of ivory, carved, pierced, gilded and silvered. The...

A Late 18th Century Dutch Fan, the monture of ivory, carved, pierced, gilded and silvered. The upper guards are set with an oval containing minute pictures made of coloured foil, and appear to be covered with Mica or similar. The gorge sticks consist of alternating designs, the centre with a formal oval. The vellum leaf is mounted à l'anglaise and painted with a detailed depiction of a hazy day at harvest time, the corn being reaped, the shepherdess tending her sheep, and a young man in his Sunday best playing gentle notes to his lady, seated under a tree and caressing a rabbit. To each side a smaller vignette, the one to the left showing a small dog on a stone pedestal, the one to the right with a tall beehive. Gold borders, swags and floral urns highlight what is unusually a brighter and more colourful example of a Dutch fan. The verso is painted with simple swags and flowers, in gold.
Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £450


 

. Generally in good order with strong colour and shiny gold to the leaf. The major gilding is dull.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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