11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2085
 

2085

A Rare Example of a Late 19th Century ''Mouchoir'' or Handkerchief Fan, this example being on wood

A Rare Example of a Late 19th Century "Mouchoir" or Handkerchief Fan, this example being on wood, stained black, with a decorative brass coloured metal attachment to the upper guard. The square leaf, made from a section of printed cotton fabric with some of the design embroidered in tambour stitch to outline certain features, has the addition of a cotton panel printed with illustrations of children playing, wearing the distinctive 18th century imaginary costumes by the artist Kate Greenaway. Backed in plain but glazed dark brown cotton.
Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. overall height 14 inches or 36cm.

Catherine (Kate) Greenaway (17 March 1846 - 6 November 1901) was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. In particular, her illustrations of children in imaginary 18th-century costumes in a Queen Anne style were extremely popular and brought international acclaim.

Mouchoir fans are currently attributed to the fan maker E Kees, from around 1900. This fan may question this theory

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £300


 

. As is usual with fans where the leaf protrudes above the guards, the top section is rather crumpled. The fabric is a little grubby. There is a darn on the verso, top right corner, and the top left corner has some slight wear to the brown cotton. The recto fabric edges are raw, evidence remains of some black edge binding to prevent fraying.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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