27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
Lot 4015
 

4015

A View of Saint Peter's in Rome: An 18th Century Carved and Pierced Grand Tour Ivory Fan, the...

A View of Saint Peter's in Rome: An 18th Century Carved and Pierced Grand Tour Ivory Fan, the monture carved with a lattice and meandering roses, the gorge sticks in pairs. The painted recto shows a wide-angled view of St peter's square in Rome, the artist recording miniscule details of buildings, fountains, horse-drawn carriages, and passers-by. The verso is painted with a rural Italianate stone building with archway leading to a courtyard. Contained in a 19th century cream card Duvelleroy fan box. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm
See page 186 of the tome by G Wooliscroft Rhead for a framed fan leaf with an almost identical scene, stated as probably being by J. Goupy

Sold for £750
Estimated at £800 - £1,200


 

. Some slivers of ivory lacking in the two central gorge sticks and upper guards. Some rubbing to some folds, a water mark top left of centre, some wear to the leaf very bottom left, behind which a repair has been undertaken. Some light brown marks to the verso.

 


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