7th May, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Sold for £110
Estimated at £120 - £180
. Mother of Pearl fan - appears in good order, little bit of wear and rubbing to the folds, no tears. Bone Fan - one guard is chipped, some splits and cracks, the other is similar and the painted decoration has rubbed to both, some staining and wear to the bone sticks and guards, paper patched repairs to the leaf, and the paper is torn in a couple of places, and sticks detached from leaf in a couple of places, the edges of the folds are worn and some very small splits at the top of each fold, overall wear
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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 7th May, 2021
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
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