11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2130
 

2130

A Fine Large Brussels Point de Gaze Needle Lace Fan, the leaf mounted à l'Anglaise on pink...

A Fine Large Brussels Point de Gaze Needle Lace Fan, the leaf mounted à l'Anglaise on pink mother of pearl sticks, carved, pierced and gilded. The lace, on a hand made net, shows from the left a stone balustrade a bird and two butterflies in flight, and a strange bird with curved beak, and long legs, possibly a Crane, or a Rook, regarding them. The top border and reserves are filled with needle lace roses, large leaves and scrolling. Contained in a good solid car fan box covered in cream silk, with domed lid, no labels.
Guard length 15.75 inches or 35cm

Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £700


 

. Some glue marking to the bottom left of the leaf. There may have been a competent repair to the net on the lower border, centrally, very hard to tell. On the bottom section of the lower guard a one inch section of the pearl is a slightly lighter pink.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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