27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
Lot 4069
 

4069

A Fascinating Conversation Fan, dated 1891, the double paper leaf mounted on carved black wood...

A Fascinating Conversation Fan, dated 1891, the double paper leaf mounted on carved black wood sticks, possibly ebony. The recto has a vast amount of notation. The bottom edge names "Dante, Raphael, Condor, Milton, Ruskin, Chaucer, and Coleridge" amongst others. In variable shapes are various quotes, and poems such as "Oblivion blindly scattereth (sic) her poppy", "Oh heart, look down and up serene, secure, warm as the crocus cup, like snowdrops pure", with number games and quotes in other languages interspersed. The shaded background is peppered with small childish figures indulging in various activities. The verso is less decorated but the top border incorporates other quotes, and locations such as "Athens" and "Lucerne". The more you look, the more is seen and deciphered. Guard length 12.75 inches or 32.5cm

Sold for £950
Estimated at £180 - £250


 

. Very good.

 


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