11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2150
 

2150

The Theatre: The Barber of Seville and Others. A Large Late 19th Century Spanish Wood Fan, with...

The Theatre: The Barber of Seville and Others. A Large Late 19th Century Spanish Wood Fan, with a colourful printed paper leaf showing a gentleman in a chair outside a Barber shop waiting for the barber, cut throat razor in hand, to commence his shave. The barber is distracted by the arrival of attractive ladies who are the subject of admiration from other quarters. The verso is plain. Guard length 13.5 inches or 34cm. Together with a modern fan on plain bamboo sticks, the recto printed with a dramatic scene on an extravagant theatre set. The verso has a more biblical scene. Guard length 11.25 inches or 28.5 cm ; a plain black fabric fan on black sticks in a box labelled for The Royal Opera house, another , smaller, for a performance of TOSCA; three more with "93 Opera de Paris Garnier 94" (one with a broken gorge stick) ; A limited edition fan for the Barber of Seville at the Palais Garnier in 1192, with a typed note explaining that it is one of a limited edition of 16, and a Chinese type lightweight fan, the upper guard stating "Lawrence Wright's On with the Show North Pier BL (presumably Blackpool); And a modern flat fan-shaped card advertising a performance of "My Fair Lady" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ( London) (9)

Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £100


 

. The large Spanish Barber of Seville fan has 2 broken gorge sticks; the rest of the fans are in unused condition.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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