11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2080
 

2080

Two Large Late 19th Century Fans, the first with a cream gauze leaf mounted on pink...

Two Large Late 19th Century Fans, the first with a cream gauze leaf mounted on pink mother-of-pearl, painted with pink dog roses, white daisies and further pink and white flowering blossom. Three colourful butterflies hover amongst them. The leaf is bordered with a narrow white bobbin lace. Plain gold metal loop with a decorative cream silk tassel painted gold with metal thread detail. Guard length 12.75 inches or 32.5cm. The second fan, with a monture of white mother-of-pearl, presents a cream gauze leaf painted with vibrant purple and white pansies, with robins perched on delicate cream flowers to the left and sparrows on purple campanula to the right. The upper and lower leaf borders are trimmed with white bobbin lace, the upper edge being scalloped. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm. The fans are contained in a sturdy brown box with an exterior label for Parcel Post, bearing postage stamps and an address, with a handwritten date of 16/7.9?
Not Sold

 

. The second fan has two small areas where the bobbin lace needs to be re-glued. The lower guard has a splint of white MOP under the gauze, but no crack or break actually visible.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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