27th May, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Fans and Fancies - Online Only

 
  Lot 4061
 

4061

A Mixed Lot of Mainly 20th Century Miniature Fans, of a size suitable for a child or doll,...

A Mixed Lot of Mainly 20th Century Miniature Fans, of a size suitable for a child or doll, consisting of a small brisé in a pressed manmade material, pierced and carved and painted with blue flowers and "Forget me not". Guard length 4 inches or 10cm; a small folding cockade with ivory guards which form a fixed handle when closed, celluloid sticks, approx. overall height 6.5 inches or 16.5cm; a smaller, similar cockade in cream celluloid; a cream celluloid fan applied with three painted panels showing scenes within an 18th century ballroom, guard length 6.5 inches or 16cm; a small brisé fan in pierced bone, guard 3 inches or 7.5cm; a bright green celluloid brisé painted with a marbled effect and stronger shades of green and brown; Guard length 5.5 inches or 13.5cm; a slightly larger mustard yellow pierced celluloid brisé fan printed with a lady picking flowers in her garden, guard length 6 inches or 15cm; a celluloid fan two guards and eight inner sticks, the design very random in a myriad of colours, guard length 6.5 inches or 16.5cm; a miniature celluloid fan in cream with a bird and flowers, guard length 2.5 inches or 6.5cm; a cream pierced celluloid brisé painted with small flowers, guard length 4 inches or 10cm; a black brisé of similar size, and seven further tiny fans, one on a stick, possibly for hair decoration (18)

Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50


 

. all good except for the ballroom scene fan which is intact but warped.

 


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