27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2079
 

2079

The Austrian Royal Family: A Large Printed Fan, dated 1888, Vienna, the monture of plain wood,...

The Austrian Royal Family: A Large Printed Fan, dated 1888, Vienna, the monture of plain wood, the double paper leaf printed on the recto with a photograph showing the Austrian royals taking the air in an open carriage, two footmen at the reins, both ladies shading themselves from the sun with parasols, the gentlemen in uniform. The scene is bordered with printed Brussels Point de Gaze needle lace. The fan was issued to commemorate 40 years of rule, and the Commemorative and Jubilee Trade Fair. This event, the Erinnerung- und Jubiläums-Gewerbe-Ausstellung, was held in the same location as the 1873 World Trade Exhibition. The building constructed for that Event, the "Rotunde" is one of the landmarks featured on the verso.
Guard length 13.25 inches or 33.5cm

Marked as printed by Franz Bollarth Wein graben 29. The name Hartmann is hidden within the drawing

Sold for £120
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

. most folds are quite rubbed. On the verso a slight tear has been very well repaired, a L shape on the first fold in from the right guard. Very slight chip to the wood near the rivet.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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