27th Jun, 2019 11:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2128
 

2128

A Circa 1900 Light Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture delicately clouté in silver metal on...

A Circa 1900 Light Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture delicately clouté in silver metal on the upper guard and gorge, forming floral designs. The cream cotton gauze leaf is embroidered with silver sequins, forming poppies, and spikey foliage, some of the flower heads being in-filled with slivers of mother-of-pearl. The verso is plain. Together with An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the double silk leaf painted with a young girl wrapped up tightly against the cold, walking through snow, a black bird with red beak and long red tail feathers perched on a wooden fence beside her, perhaps the reason for her somewhat apprehensive expression. The reserves are painted with fairies and leaves, a squirrel and two tiny mice. The verso is plain.
Fan 1: Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm
Fan 2: Guard length 8 inches or 20.5cm (2)

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

. Both guards have repairs. The gauze has been reinforced from behind in places. Light foxing to the leaf. Sequins shiny.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 27th Jun, 2019

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