11th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 2197
 

2197

''ROSINE'' for PIGALL'S, PARIS: A Scarce Diamond Shaped Printed Paper Advertising Fan, the...

"ROSINE" for PIGALL'S, PARIS: A Scarce Diamond Shaped Printed Paper Advertising Fan, the unusual double leaf mounted on basic wood sticks stained dark brown. Against a yellow/gold damask type background, a central oval depicts a society couple in evening dress with a rose stem in their mouths, outside a well-lit building under a starry sky. The nightclub "Pigall's" is advertised as "open all night. The only fashionable establishment that is amusing". In smaller print "Cet éventail a été parfumé par ROSINE".
Overall height 14.75 inches or 37.5cm

See comprehensive research relating to Parisian nightclubs of the period, and other versions of this unusual fan, in the autumn 2017 and the Spring 2018 Bulletin, the magazine produced by The Fan Circle International. Articles by member Kathy Maxwell
ROS12

Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120


 

. Some issues, including the point being torn and crumpled, most of the paper being present for restoration. At the bottom centre of the verso another tear is again present for repair.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 11th Oct, 2019

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