27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
Lot 4000
 

4000

A Light and Airy Mid-18th Century French Ivory Fan, the guards and gorge decorated in bronze in...

A Light and Airy Mid-18th Century French Ivory Fan, the guards and gorge decorated in bronze in a linear design. The double cream silk leaf complements this approach, with vertical bands, alternating painted pink roses and green leaves with embroidered and intertwined green and gold sequins. To the top and sides, a gold chainstitch embroidered outline undulates as a border and passes down through the painted flowers, this adding to the shimmer as the gold catches the light. The verso is plain. Guard length 10.5 inches or 25.5cm, Together with A fan leaf with a design of 18th century Lords and Ladies at a ball, uncut, unsigned, undated, printed onto lightweight cream silk. The ladies, grandly dressed in elaborate robes, ruched and tucked and décoletée, carry open folding fans. The gentlemen, in long patterned coats and plain breeches, wear curled wigs. Depth of leaf measured at the centre approx. 5.1/8 inches or 13cm. Span from bottom right corner to bottom left approx. 17 inches or 43cm (2)

Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

. Fan 1 - wear to the silk mainly on the verso, and lower edge, best seen from the verso. Some splitting to the folds on the verso but the recto appears strong. Wear to the bottom left prevents the fan from closing cleanly. Fan 2 - as new and clean.

 


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Auction: Fans and Fancies - Online Only, 27th May, 2020

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