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Lot 9
An Antique Ladies Carved Bone and Hand-Painted Cream Silk Fan, with two guard sticks and 16 further sticks, decorated with blue and white flowers, in original box, approx 51 cms opened, 2.5 cms closed (possibly oriental) together with one another 19th century fan in a frame, hand painted with figures seated in a garden, ivory sticks with gilt highlights, framed on a blue silk ground. (2)
Lot 1530
Two Art Deco Antique Seed Bead Evening Bags Each in good vintage condition, the first a cream envelope pouch with wrist strap to centre back, the whole profusely beaded in geometric and floral design. Comprises ivory seed bead ground with gold, pale pink and iridescent bugle beads. The second a cream silk top handle pouch bag embroidered throughout with gold seed beads and faux pearls
Lot 38
Japanese Pair of Superb Quality Carved and Signed Ivory Okimono Figures of Importance, Supported on Carved Wooden Stands. Meiji / Edo Period. Character Marks to Underside of Each Figure - Please See Photo. Each Figure 5 Inches High. Both Figures are Wonderful Condition and Quality. Low Estimate.
Lot 48
Japanese - Meiji Period 1846 - 1912 Nice Quality Okimono Carved Ivory Figure of a Japanese Noble Lady In a Flowing Robe Holding a Large Lotus Flower to One Hand and a Open Fan To The Other. Raised on Circular Wooden Plinth ( Period ) The Well Carved Figure Stands 13.25 Inches High. Condition - Age Related Patina to Figure, Otherwise Excellent Condition - Please See Photos.
Lot 1025
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts three-piece tea service, by Jones & Crompton, Birmingham 1905, with tapering rectangular bodies and everted pierced rims, vacant scrolling cartouche and four claw feet, the tea-pot with ivory insulators and finial, 16 cm high, gross weight 40 oz, 320 gr. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM CONTAINS OR IS MADE OF IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping..
Lot 1086
Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss a figure of a nude maiden, carved in ivory with an onyx dish base, signed in the ivory, F Preiss, (C 1920,) height 15 cm PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM CONTAINS OR IS MADE OF IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping..
Lot 251
A Mid 18th Century Ivory Fan, the silk leaf a pale lemon, off-setting a central cartouche and two side vignettes which lend splashes of colour in shades of blue and pink. The cartouche depicts two ladies and a man wearing high fashion 18th century costume, the ladies bedecked with lace ruffles, the gentleman in breeches, long waistcoat and a long blue jacket. The ladies, one of whom has a musical score on her lap, listen with attention to the gentleman's pipe playing. The two side vignettes depict vases of summer flowers, which are repeated in the reserves, The leaf is further embellished with gold painted classical designs and the addition of tiny gold sequins. The verso is plain save for simple painted flowers. The monture is attractively decorated with various figures to the upper guards and gorge, with splashes of colour on their clothesLeaf extensively restored on the folds to the rear. Gilding is mainly dull but the touches of colour and gold to the gorge are bright.
Lot 253
Tenderness: A Late 18th Century Ivory Fan, the monture carved and pierced, gilded and silvered. The gorge, with slender sticks, is carved and pierced alternately with regular designs which are then gilded and silvered. The upper guard section is carved with a figure. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, shows a couple in 18th century dress, in a classical setting, a terracotta urn with a grey profile on a pedestal to the side, the lady wearing a blue open robe with cream petticoat, her beau dressed in a long dark red jacket and cream waistcoat and breeches. The couple are looking deeply into one another's eyes as the gentleman presents a posy of pale pink roses to his lady. Vignettes to the side feature an urn and grapes and a basket and sunhat. The verso is plain save for a small painting of a lady dressed in grey, seated on a rock. Guard length 28cmThe leaf is very slightly foxed. The lower guard has been broken and repaired.
Lot 254
The Musical Family: A Scarce Mid to Late 18th Century Fan, probably English, the leaf applied with ivory, the monture carved and pierced, silvered and gilded. The gorge sticks feature three vignettes, the central oval encompassing six sticks and featuring gilded figures. All sticks are delicately carved and pierced and shaped, to include small ovals containing stars. The double silk leaf features a large central cartouche with unusually shaped border, the scene one of family musical entertainment. A young boy plays the oboe, his older sister the hurdy-gurdy, his mother seemingly the castanets, and the father conducts with a slender baton. The faces of each family member have been applied in ivory, much as those later applied in the case of Chinese Mandarin fans. The family are wearing 18th century costumes, the ladies in pink or blue with tall hairstyles and ringlets topped with small hats, the gentleman all in blue. The border of this and two other cartouches are embroidered with sequins of silver and gold, the vignette to the left featuring another lady dresses similarly in pink, and to the right, a man in blue. Between the cartouches are classical urns filled with bright flowers, in mainly pink and blue. The verso is plain. Guard length 28cmSome light orange marks on the verso. Folds rubbed and the leaf is somewhat grimy. Note, one stick seemingly absent from right hand side.
Lot 258
The Vineyard: A Slender 18th Century Ivory Brisé Fan, with two painted guards (one with a tortoiseshell thumb guard) and twenty-eight inner sticks. The recto is quite finely painted with a scene of a grape harvest, from the picking of the grapes to the process in the vat, to the barrel and on to the glass held by the jovial man to the far right. A central vine is further decorated with applied embossed gold blossoms and leaves. The gorge is painted in gold and colour depicting oriental figures. The recto continues the theme of the vine, with added gold foil blossom and leaves, the colours subtle, and the flowers attracting insects. Guard length 21cmThe paint of the guards is extremely rubbed. Lacks lower thumb guard. At least one stick is glued near the tips having had vertical splits and indeed some others are visible, plus some slight nicks to the edges of sticks. Would benefit from cleaning.
Lot 264
A Mid 18th Century Ivory Fan, the carved and pierced guards and gorge painted and highly decorated and gilded. The guards are carved with a couple and a further figure. The gorge is ornate, sticks in pairs, also with figures. The double paper leaf is divided into three scenes, the central scene of wealthy people out hunting, a man with a dead bird walking away from the others, an encampment scene on the opposite riverbank, with a rowing boat full of men making its way across the river towards it. To the left is a stage with musicians playing, being watched by couples out for a stroll. The scene to the right is of locals next to the river bank, boats on the water, one man on a horse. The verso has a simple central scene of a couple seated close to an arbour, reserves in a plain dark cream, the whole with a floral border. The gorge is well decorated. Guard length 29cmLeaf folds slightly rubbed.
Lot 266
Setting Sail: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with carved guards in a classical style with two figures and a bust, the gorge simply carved with a broad band under the leaf, with a house and several couples in costume, possibly dancing. Fitted with mother of pearl thumb guards. The velum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, depicts a galleon leaving port, flags flying, possibly the French flag aloft? To the right, a lady feeding chickens outside her home, a spaniel begging for attention. To the left, a couple conversing, close to a stone tower, archway, and crumbling wall and a man and his dog watching the progress of the galleon and smaller sailing ships. The verso depicts a man in the fields close to a small cottage with smoke coming out of the chimney. Guard length 26cmA large metal plate repairs the lower guard. Some rubbing to the leaf folds.
Lot 267
An Elegant 18th Century Carved and Pierced Ivory Fan, with the addition of mother-of-pearl inlay to the guards and the gorge. The upper guard is carved with a figure, the lower section is inlaid with leaves and nuts in mother of pearl, the same design on its twisting stems repeated the length of the lower guard. The gorge repeats the inlays with the addition of different shapes to the sides and three pots, planted possibly with miniature fruit trees. The intricate carving to the sides of the lower gorge sticks makes for an interesting design when the fan is closed and laid on its side. The double paper leaf carries drawings which were originally most likely painted in silver, as some shine remains in places. Three vignettes, two with lidded urns and a central larger one with a vase of flowers, are bordered with swags of flowers and foliage. The verso is virtually plain, with a small flower leaf spray. Guard length 28cmSlight loss to the mother of pearl inlays. The verso is quite dirty and slightly foxed. A large period repair to the verso, upper left, but generally the leaf is sound.
Lot 270
Portraits and Peacocks: An Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, with a slender monture quite classically carved and pierced, the gorge with roundels and ovals with detail within and without. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, is unusual. Surrounding a central cartouche of a mythological figure with winged heels (Fortune? Mercury? Perseus?) crossing water on a silver ball, is first ( most unusually) a trompe l'oeil of bobbin lace, then peacock feathers in strong, bold colours which complement the colours used to the sides to depict classical urns, held aloft by Ibis (?). Along the top border are various small portraits of men and women, in oval frames, and some further panels containing classical scenes and symbols. The verso is equally interesting with a central urn of flowers, bordered with leaves, an orange circular panel to either side containing birds, perhaps griffins, and scattered around the reserves, several colourful insects or butterflies. Guard length 34.5cmSlight restoration to the leaf seen from the verso, and where the ribs meet the gorge sticks brown stains are visible, perhaps glue residue.
Lot 272
Conversation or Quizzing Fan, French, the double paper leaf printed with a central vignette of two women and a man, entitled ''Le Marchand de billets de lotories a la tire aujourd'hui'' (the seller of today's lottery tickets), undated but circa 1780's, the remaining leaf covered with small vignettes of phrases relating to romance, with questions on the left and answers on the right, such as ''etez vous interesée'' and the answer ''beaucoup'', ou ''certainement''. Plain polished wooden sticks with ivory thumb guards and slim ivory edges and tips to both upper guards. Plain verso. Guard length 27cm. Provenance: Believed to have belonged to HRH The Duke of ConnaughtGenerally very good for age, one or two folds have very small areas of period restoration on the verso, and the leaf is grubby. Monture is sound.
Lot 273
First Steps: An 18th Century Fan, circa 1740's-1750's, the ivory monture carved and painted in bright colours. The guards have the addition of portraits in gilded ovals to the tips, a woman on the upper guard, a man on the lower guard. Both guards are carved with figures, cerise foil being visible beneath. The gorge sticks are shaped, with a discernible kink to the centre on some, these being painted with meandering flowers and foliage. Others have their details to the top border, where garden tools, a basket, and a dog chasing a deer are painted. A lower spray of flowers in several colours is tied in blue ribbon with a bow. The double paper leaf makes a feature of blue, mainly in the skies, and in the outline of three vignettes. The largest of these, to the centre, shows a family outside a modest home, one man fishing on the river bank. Two others are playing a game of skittles, these being cone shape and testing the ability of a man to the left who is kneeling ready to take his shot. A maid is drawing water from a well, and to the fore a young mother, dressed in pink, proudly supports a small child in a harness, tentatively taking its first steps. The side vignettes are simple, being painted with a single figure outdoors, under a vast blue sky. The verso has a large landscape, painted mainly in blue, with some shrubbery, a lone man walking next to water. Guard length 27cmBoth guards have been broken at the shoulder and repaired with metal plates. This has had some effect on the first fold to the right. Leaf folds are rubbed.
Lot 275
A French Ballooning Fan, circa 1783, single leaf mounted on ivory which has been silvered and gilded, depicting cherubs on the gorge sticks and guards, possibly playing musical instruments. The central panel most likely shows King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. To each side is a depiction of couples in the countryside, watching a balloon high above through telescopes. The leaf is embroidered with tiny sequins of gold and blue and is bordered with tiny cerise painted dots. Simple flower sprays are painted on the cream verso. Guard length 28cm. Together with a green velvet fan boxColours are good and strong and the sequins are still very shiny. The gilding has tarnished. The verso reveals that virtually every fold has split at some time and been restored, and the fan is generally strong excepting one new split in the central panel. The ivory frame appears undamaged. Extensive restoration to folds
Lot 276
An Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, the guards carved and pierced with a lady holding her arm aloft, flowers below, the gorge sticks carved at the top with a wide horizontal band, lightly pierced, the lower gorge plain. Mother-of-pearl thumb guards. The vellum (?) leaf, carved à l'anglaise, is painted with a central scene of a young couple seated under a tree enjoying a picnic, the man with a glass of wine, a big cat, possibly a leopard, lying beside them (Bacchus and Ariadne?), to the left a huntsman with a spear walking his dog, to the right a lady seated next to water, a bird on a leash on her extended right arm. The leaf is applied with embossed gold foil shapes and panels of various sizes, along the top border, part way down the sides, and close to the centre. The verso, painted in pastel shades, shows a hilltop village, several figures dancing and taking a stroll outside the walls. Guard length 27.5cmThere has been a break to the upper guard, restored. Minor loss to the gold foils. Some leaf folds are rubbed and there are numerous short nicks to the upper folds.
Lot 279
The Toilet of Venus: A Mid 18th Century Ivory Fan, with carved, pierced and painted sticks, the guards with a cherub, the gorge with figures, fruit and a central vignette of musical instruments, possibly bagpipes. The double paper leaf is painted with The Toilet of Venus, her female attendants engaged in various daily routines, one kneeling on the stone flags choosing jewels from a box. The verso shows a couple playing ball games with their small dog. Guard length 29cmThe leaf is well rubbed particularly in the centre but the colours remain strong. Some repairs to the folds visible from the verso.
Lot 280
Eros and Anteros: A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the sticks intricately carved and pierced, the upper guard with a flute player, the gorge carved with a central vignette of a young couple and a bird, to each side a vase of flowers, the remaining carving of similar flowers and swirling foliage. The double velum leaf depicts a struggle high in the clouds, possibly between Eros and Anteros, a bare breasted Venus in a decorative gilded chariot to the right, doves flying and other cherubs present. The verso shows a long distance view of rolling countryside, with a couple river fishing to the near left corner. Guard length 27cmThe leaf is rubbed, in particular to the left side where it has been damaged in the past and the layer re-stuck not 100% successfully.
Lot 284
The Triumph of Ariadne: An 18th Century Ivory Fan, with plain monture other than having had mother-of-pearl thumb guards. The single vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, depicts Ariadne being brought home to safely by Bacchus, having been abandoned on the Greek island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. Ariadne is within Bacchus' chariot, pulled by lions (a variation from the leopards that are normally depicted) and pushed by winged cherubs, Bacchus ahead to the left, the verso is plain. Guard length 27cmThe leaf is very rubbed, as are the folds. From the verso restoration to many of the folds is evident. The monture and leaf are generally quite dirty. Thumb guards no longer present.
Lot 286
Alexander before the King of Macedonia?: A Slender Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, the sticks piqué with steel in quite regular designs, the scale delicate. The vellum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, is painted with a king, possibly Phillip of Macedonia, seated on a sumptuously draped throne, greeting his son Alexander (later Alexander II of Macedonia) on his mount Bucephalus, soldiers in attendance, a small dog in the foreground. The verso, with a cream ground, is painted with three sprays of roses and parrot tulips. Guard length 25.5cmMonture quite dirty. Leaf rubbed but colours strong.
Lot 287
Moses in the Bulrushes: A Circa 1700-1720 Ivory Fan, plain monture with mother of pearl thumb guards, wide shoulders to the gorge sticks, and bulbous head at the rivet. The painted velum leaf, mounted à l'anglaise, shows the discovery of Moses, an Israelite, hidden in the bulrushes on the banks of the Nile by his Mother to avoid the certain death of her son, as the Egyptian Pharaoh had decreed that all new born Hebrew boys were to be killed. By chance he was found by the Pharaoh's daughter and her ladies, who then adopted him. The verso, painted black, and decorated with vivid flowers, to include parrot tulips, roses and convolvulus. Guard length 27cmGood strong colours but paint rubbing.
Lot 288
A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, with pierced and carved monture. The wider upper guard section is carved with flowers and a basket. The gorge sticks are quite simply pierced in groups of two or three to form two diamond shaped vignettes. The double paper leaf is part silvered on the recto and fully silvered on the verso and découpé. The recto is painted in bold colours with four young people in the countryside, one girl in yellow and pink holding a musical score, a young man, seated, in blue, playing a violin. The other couple are dancing. The verso is painted with a delicate multi-petalled pink rose and a bud, on two green stems. The découpage mainly features leaves and runs along the top border. Guard length 29cmThe leaf appears to have had some restoration behind the upper guard and indeed there is a small tear at this point. The folds are rubbed and the leaf is generally quite dirty.
Lot 290
A Small and Slender Early 18th Century Ivory Fan, the guards painted in several colours with figures and fruit and perhaps a frog. The gorge is also painted, and pierced, a central scene of a large plant pot with a cactus and a coral plant, several figures around, further figures to each side, a band of tiny painted flowers beneath. The double paper leaf shows an important visitor wearing long trailing robes and carrying a fan, and the preparations for the visit, with a table being set with crockery and various figures arriving with baskets and household objects. The verso shows a distant mountain range, a stylised tree, and a fisherman. Guard length 25.5cmThe verso is slightly browning and has a paper repair to the top left.
Lot 291
An Early 18th Century Carved and Pierced Ivory Fan, the guards with three panels, alternating with flatter and more lightly carved sections. The gorge has a pierced lattice background, with a central carved and pierced vignette of two adults and a child. To either side, a further carved vignette. The double paper leaf depicts friends and family at leisure, some on horseback, some flying red kites, all dressed in colourful and detailed robes, the women with very white faces. The verso is cream and very simple, with three painted sprays of leaves and pink flowers. Guard length 31cmBoth sides of the monture have some evidence of stick damage resulting in shortening. To the left, two gorge sticks are stuck to the guard. Some minor repair to the leaf, plus one further split through the body of the man in blue.
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