A mid-18th century cased French ivory fan, the leaf appearing to be a layer of stiffened net to the recto (previously considered to be catgut), with two painted panels of equal size depicting Europeans at leisure with one group of elegantly dressed people with a birdcage to the left and a family in the grounds of a large country house to the right. Elaborately painted borders supplemented by tiny gold sequins surround the panels. Interspersing these scenes are oriental figures depicted in detailed costume, again at leisure in the outdoors. The monture is carved, pierced and gilded, the guards and gorge featuring chinoiserie figures. The rectangular frame is gilded and the fan is laid onto brown velvet.