23rd May, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

 
Lot 81
 
Lot 81 - A Circa 1730 to 1740's Carved Ivory Fan, the guards intricately carved in the Chinese export style
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A Circa 1730 to 1740's Carved Ivory Fan, the guards intricately carved in the Chinese export style

A Circa 1730 to 1740's Carved Ivory Fan, the guards intricately carved in the Chinese export style, the gorge pierced and carved with seven vignettes of different shapes and size, light carving within, four further pierced vertical lattice panels, and surrounded by regular piercing. The double paper leaf, possibly painted by Jean-Baptiste Pillement, depicts a colourful and detailed procession of an Emperor and his Empress in a horse drawn and highly decorated carriage, other horsemen behind. To the left, pagodas, to the right an elaborate Japanese garden with the traditional curved bridge over a stream. The verso has an outdoor scene of Chinese figures on horses and in a boat on the ocean, a background of rocks and trees. Guard length 28cm

Sold for £800
Estimated at £700 - £900


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The leaf has a major split next to left guard. Folds generally rubbed. Several repairs to split folds on verso.

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Auction: Blackborne Collection - Part 1, 23rd May, 2018

Blackborne Collection - Part 1

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