27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2097
 

2097

A Late 18th Century Wooden Fan, with bone thumb guards, the double paper leaf painted with a gentle

A Late 18th Century Wooden Fan, with bone thumb guards, the double paper leaf painted with a gentle rural scene of a young mother relaxing on a chair, her child clambering onto her back, a river running beside them and ruins of stone buildings. The verso is plain. Together with Another Wooden Fan, similar, this time printed and hand coloured, showing an al fresco dinner in a garden with stone balustrading and Italianate trees. Strong colours to the costume, reserves of dark green and brown. The verso shows a village setting with barns and two countrywomen occupied with spinning.
First fan: Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm
Second fan: Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm (2)

Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

. the first fan leaf is somewhat grubby and has two splits requiring attention. The second fan lacks part of one thumb guard and has a fair amount of marks on the leaf, but mostly noted from the verso. The leaf also has some minor splitting to the folds.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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