20th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT/BST

Fans & Fancies - Online auction

 
  Lot 5188
 

5188

Bourjois: An Advertising Fan for the perfume ''Ashes of Roses'', the textured gold paper leaf...

Bourjois: An Advertising Fan for the perfume "Ashes of Roses", the textured gold paper leaf features white vases containing a single red rose and attributes the scent to Bourjois, Paris, France. The verso features a central cartouche printed with a street scene, depicting cars and fashionable ladies presumably the Place Vendôme in Paris where the shop was located at number 28. To each side, lists of products scented with this perfume and their prices. Basic dark stained wood sticks. See BUR2 and 3 in the perfume fan research "Fragrance and Fans"by Evelyn Malpas. NB: more common for the verso to feature a scene of the shop interior. Together with A Paper Advertising Fan in fontange form for Cafés Masset, a simple printed leaf showing a heap of coffee beans and a lady from the coffee growing area smiling with a cup of coffee in her hands. The fan advertises Cafés Masset, 142 rue Ste Catherine, Bordeaux. The verso is plain. Simple wood sticks. Design d'après Stall, printer Chambrelent & Cie, éventailliste, Paris (2)
Not Sold

 

. The Rosine fan is in good order with slight but minimal discoloration to the verso. The Masset fan is crumpled to the upper section

 


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Auction: Fans & Fancies - Online auction, 20th Nov, 2020

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