27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
Lot 2175
 

2175

The Crying Cat: A Fan by Alfonse Thomasse, circa 1905, the very pale pink mother-of-pearl...

The Crying Cat: A Fan by Alfonse Thomasse, circa 1905, the very pale pink mother-of-pearl monture carved, shaped, pierced and gently etched with scrolling to follow the shape of the gorge. The slightly shaded pale grey to cream silk leaf is painted with a long haired white cat with pink inner ears and closed eyes, clearly crying for all he is worth. His neck is adorned with a shaded blue bow. Signed to the right A. Thomasse. The shaped leaf is bordered with three lines of shiny silver sequins. The verso is plain, but marked for Duvelleroy. Shaped head, the rivet finished with pearl. Guard length 5.25 inches or 13.5 m, overall height when closed 9 inches or 23cm

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

. Very good and clean.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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