27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2030
 

2030

A Mid to Third Quarter 18th Century White Mother-of-Pearl and Tortoiseshell Fan, French, the...

A Mid to Third Quarter 18th Century White Mother-of-Pearl and Tortoiseshell Fan, French, the heavy mother-of-pearl guards carved and gilded, the upper sections with a figure and trophies of love, the gorge sticks in pairs, the mother-of-pearl alternating with thin tortoiseshell. The gorge is elaborately gilded in different shades of gold, and carved with figures and flowers, urns and musical instruments. The double paper leaf depicts a countryside gathering, two young men vying for the attentions of shepherdesses with their flocks, a young boy to the side gathering berries. The verso, painted more simply, shows a lute player.
Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm.

Provenance: the Lucien Duchet collection. Bears the tiny number which is rubbed but may be 52

Sold for £600
Estimated at £600 - £800


 

. In good order, the gilding shiny, the leaf colourful.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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