7th Dec, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

The Fan Collection

 
  Lot 61
 

61

A Wedding Fan, bearing the date of August 1st 1878, the double velum leaf mounted on white...

A Wedding Fan, bearing the date of August 1st 1878, the double velum leaf mounted on white mother-of-pearl sticks and painted with a view of the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius smoking in the background, signed "ACH" to the lower right. The verso, with the date, features the initials "AHP, and cherubs with banners with the wording "Peace and Love. Guard length 11.25 inches or 28.5cm. Together with a modern black fan box

Sold for £800
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

Good, clean, sound. Some rubbing to the folds.

 


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Auction: The Fan Collection, 7th Dec, 2018

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