27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2016
 

2016

An Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, circa 1730, depicting Rebecca and Eliezer at the well, Rebecca...

An Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, circa 1730, depicting Rebecca and Eliezer at the well, Rebecca receiving the gift of jewels. The double paper leaf is painted in strong colours, the costume simple, and the facial features delicate. The leaf is bordered with various colourful designs and features gold fringing, complementing the gold highlights to the reserves. The verso is virtually plain save for some simple gold flowers. The very slender ivory monture is delicately carved, the gorge with three vignettes, the central smaller vignette carved with a courting couple.
Guard length 10 inches or 25.5cm
Not Sold

 

. : colourful with lots of detail. The verso has one half inch area where the backing layer is missing, and generally some light brown staining is noticeable.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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