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Lot 300
A JAQUES IVORY STAUNTON CHESS SET, STAINED RED AND NATURAL, KINGS 9CM H, BOTH KINGS STAMPED JAQUES LONDON, IN THE ORIGINAL GILT TOOLED GREEN LEATHER BOX WITH WAISTED SIDES, C LATE 19TH C Complete and all original, in very fine, undamaged, clean condition. Note: one red rook formed of two pieces but appears to be original. Interior of box with surface loss. In the present private family ownership for several generations, not hitherto offered for sale
Lot 416
A CHINESE CARVED SOAPSTONE SEAL IN THE FORM OF A RAM, 14CM H, A JAPANESE LACQUER BOX AND COVER, A CHINESE MINIATURE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DRUMSTICK VASE, A 19TH C BONE SNUFF BOX, AN INDIAN BRONZE VESSEL ON FOUR LEGS, 19TH C AND SEVERAL OTHER WORKS OF ART, INCLUDING A DAMAGED CHINESE EXPORT IVORY BOX
Lot 479
MINIATURE WORKS OF ART AND BYGONES, A COLLECTION OF 19TH C AND LATER OBJECTS AND CURIOUS INCLUDING BRASS, BRONZE, IVORY, ENAMEL, PORCELAIN AND OTHER MATERIALS COMPRISING CHESSMEN, MINIATURE DOLLS, CANDLESTICKS, ANIMALS, SCULPTURE, COINS, BUCKLE, 19TH C DESK SEALS, ETC IN FOUR WOODEN PRINTER'S TYPE TRAYS, EACH APPROX 36 X 82CM
Lot 4000
A Light and Airy Mid-18th Century French Ivory Fan, the guards and gorge decorated in bronze in a linear design. The double cream silk leaf complements this approach, with vertical bands, alternating painted pink roses and green leaves with embroidered and intertwined green and gold sequins. To the top and sides, a gold chainstitch embroidered outline undulates as a border and passes down through the painted flowers, this adding to the shimmer as the gold catches the light. The verso is plain. Guard length 10.5 inches or 25.5cm, Together with A fan leaf with a design of 18th century Lords and Ladies at a ball, uncut, unsigned, undated, printed onto lightweight cream silk. The ladies, grandly dressed in elaborate robes, ruched and tucked and décoletée, carry open folding fans. The gentlemen, in long patterned coats and plain breeches, wear curled wigs. Depth of leaf measured at the centre approx. 5.1/8 inches or 13cm. Span from bottom right corner to bottom left approx. 17 inches or 43cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Fan 1 - wear to the silk mainly on the verso, and lower edge, best seen from the verso. Some splitting to the folds on the verso but the recto appears strong. Wear to the bottom left prevents the fan from closing cleanly.Fan 2 - as new and clean.
Lot 4002
An Early Printed and Hand-Coloured Fan, the double paper leaf mounted on plain, slender ivory sticks, with mother of pearl thumb guards. The print depicts a rural scene, close to a river, a carriage with three horses and driver approaching a gate or tollhouse, en route to an estate with church that can been seen in the distance. The verso is plain. Guard length 9.75 inches or 25cm. Together with a carved and pierced bone (?) fan, circa 1860's, mounted with a cream silk satin leaf printed with a gentle courting scene, a maid carrying what could be a wool skein being shown attention by a country lad in striped socks and colourful waistcoat. The verso is plain. Shaped metal loop fitted with a slender cream silk tassel. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Fan 1 - monture slightly warped, two holes in the leaf to the left, generally quite grubby, foxing seen from the verso.Fan 2 - A small repair to the mid/upper section of the upper guard. Missing the top edge border in places. Seen from the verso, staining to the top edge and sides, some wear to the backing fabric on the lower border.
Lot 4003
A Very Dainty and Pretty 18th Century Peephole Fan, the monture of ivory, carved and pierced, pink foil laid behind the carving on the upper guards, the gorge with a central cartouche of two musicians, bordered with intricate scrolling and floral features. The double cream silk leaf, featuring an upper border of peepholes filled with fine net, is painted with bold and colourful garlands of roses, forget-me-nots, tiny buds and leaves, the reserves embroidered with tiny gold sequins CONDITION REPORT: . Clean, strong, nothing adverse note
Lot 4004
A First Half of the 18th Century Carved Ivory Fan, the monture with figures to the guards and gorge. The paper leaf, mounted à l'Anglaise, shows the return of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15, 11-32), the parable in the Bible where a father welcomes the return of his younger son despite him having squandered his inheritance, simply thankful for his return. The verso is simply painted with a landscape. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Issues with the join of ribs to gorge sticks, in that one is loose, one stick is missing, and others have been re-secured clumsily in the past. The rivet is too tight, probably due to the addition of the loop, and the fan is stiff to open.
Lot 4005
A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan with a particularly ornate gorge, the monture carved and pierced with painted panels to the upper guards. The gorge sticks are resplendent with gilding, the carving radiating from the centre, and the outermost sticks and bottom edge providing a formal border. Within this border, a large central cartouche shows a courting couple, with another couple within ovals to the reserves. Amidst this colourful painting are smaller ovals painted with rural scenes. A rectangle bottom left shows a windmill, and one to the right depicts a harbour scene. The leaf presents a gentle pastoral scene of friends and family gathering flowers in the countryside, a courting couple to the right, a child with his dog. To each side, a vignette of golden flowers on a turquoise background. The verso is painted with a similar scene, a couple resting, having gathered flowers. Guard length 10.25 inches or 26cm CONDITION REPORT: . The upper guard lacks most of the painted section, a replacement section of plain ivory having been inserted, below which the next section is broken, which is causing the guard to bend. At this point there is a tear in the leaf. The first fold in at each side has a tear to the top.
Lot 4006
L'Amitié Fraternelle: A Late-18th Century Ivory Fan with a double paper leaf, the recto portraying a charming image of a mother, father, small children and their nursemaid, the fan title being written just under this touching scene. Two small vignettes show a lady at rest in the outdoors, her small dog attempting to draw her attention, and a young boy fishing at the riverside, bringing in his catch. The verso is plain. The ivory monture is carved and pierced, and coloured quite strongly where the design features circle and swirls (which also show the carving when the closed fan is laid on the side). The central cartouche and the guards feature figures, and trophies of love including musical instruments. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Some small repairs to the gorge sticks, seen from the verso. Repair to the lower guard near the shoulder and the leaf beside this has a fold split. Some of the folds have been well restored at some time in the past.
Lot 4007
The Proposal: A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, cheerful in bright blues and pink against the cream monture, with daintily painted and shaped sticks, supports a double paper leaf, the background in powder blue. A central cartouche of a gentleman wearing blue and pink, down on one knee before his lady, also wearing pink and blue, is complemented by reserves of large pink, white and lighter blue flowers. The verso is relatively plain with just a sketch of a building and surrounding trees. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Two pinholes to the upper right side, slightly grubby verso. A chip missing from the ivory on the lower section of the lower guard. An odd nick to the upper border but essentially the leaf is crisp.
Lot 4008
An Attractive Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the leaf mounted à l'Anglaise, the monture intricately carved and pierced and painted, the gorge noticeably decorated with figures and a trompe l'oeil of white bobbin lace on a blue background. The vellum leaf is painted in pastels with a gentle scene of 18th century courtship, several couples strolling through apart, one lady listening to a piper, seated next to an elaborate stone carving of cherubs above a fountain. The verso is simply painted with a seated lady watching a cherub in flight. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Good for age, a small brown mark above the piper's head, several such marks on the verso which do not come through to the recto. Some loss to the backing MOP on the gorge. Unusual to find trompe l'oeil on the gorge, more often found painted on the leaf.
Lot 4009
An 18th Century Ivory Brisé Fan, the two guards and twenty five inner sticks attractively painted with a scene of two 18th century couples picnicking in style by the river, a table covered in green cloth beside them, one lady occupied with a musical instrument and a musician leaning against a tree to the left, a spotted dog attempting to gain his attention. The guards and gorge are painted with chinoiserie, the central gold cartouche complementing the gold border around the scene. The verso shows the outline of the recto scene, the gorge with chinoiserie in subdued colours. Tortoiseshell thumb guards. Green silk ribbon. Guard length 8.25 inches or 21cm CONDITION REPORT: . the paint is rubbed on the guards, and in places on the main body of the fan. Edges of the inner sticks have small losses here and there. When closed, the upper guard is seen to be somewhat warped. Ribbon sound.
Lot 4012
A Mid-18th Century Ivory Fan, the ivory guards deeply carved with scrolls and flowers, the gorge sticks featuring two panels, each with chinoiserie figures and drooping trees. The velum leaf, mounted à l'Anglaise, is painted with delicate sprays of various English wild flowers and leaves, namely the dog rose, auricula, daisies, roses and buds, cornflowers and the pasque flower. The verso is equally well painted with a full-blown pink rose, and buds, a rope supporting four more varieties of spring flowers. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29cm. Together with a second ivory fan, a very slender 18th century example, the upper guards delicately carved with shells, the lower section plain but carved and shaped so as to present an interesting stepped design when closed. The plain cream silk (?) leaf is edged in silver. Guard length 10 inches or 25.5cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Both very good, clean.
Lot 4014
A Pretty Mid-18th Century Cabriolet Fan, the slender monture plain ivory, the gorge and mid-leaf panel shaped to show the carving when closed. The upper band of the double paper leaf is painted with a lady out for a drive in her horse-drawn cabriolet carriage (the cabriolet, a one-horse carriage, being in use from 1755). To the left, a lady in gold highlighted robe carries an elaborate parasol, and gazes across to the right where her beau, in fine 18th century long waistcoat, coat and breeches, returns her gaze, his sword at his side. The lower, narrower band, is painted with flowers, a river bank and a grand house with towers. The verso is painted in pastels with simple rural scenes. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Good for age. Several leaf folds are slightly torn at the top with a small section of paper lacking at the centre. To the left, the leaf has one fold split in the middle and a crude repair has been effected from behind.
Lot 4015
A View of Saint Peter's in Rome: An 18th Century Carved and Pierced Grand Tour Ivory Fan, the monture carved with a lattice and meandering roses, the gorge sticks in pairs. The painted recto shows a wide-angled view of St peter's square in Rome, the artist recording miniscule details of buildings, fountains, horse-drawn carriages, and passers-by. The verso is painted with a rural Italianate stone building with archway leading to a courtyard. Contained in a 19th century cream card Duvelleroy fan box. Guard length 11 inches or 28cmSee page 186 of the tome by G Wooliscroft Rhead for a framed fan leaf with an almost identical scene, stated as probably being by J. Goupy CONDITION REPORT: . Some slivers of ivory lacking in the two central gorge sticks and upper guards. Some rubbing to some folds, a water mark top left of centre, some wear to the leaf very bottom left, behind which a repair has been undertaken. Some light brown marks to the verso.
Lot 4016
Grand Tour Fan, circa 1776, (note date to right hand side of leaf), depicting the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius by day in the central panel and by night in the smaller panel to the right. Between these two scenes is a poem in Italian. To the left, a musical score accompanies a verse in Italian. The double skin leaf, mounted on ivory, has a trompe l'oeil design of a striped ribbon, which is repeated on the verso, surrounding a closer image of Vesuvius. The carved guards both feature the same chinoiserie figure and carving that features on the gorge. Contained in a pale pink 18th century card fan tube, onto which is written "The ??? painted with ???gold by Sir J Reynolds". Guard length 28cm CONDITION REPORT: . One gorge stick is loose but present, and has torn the underside of the leaf, with evidence of a previous attempt to re-secure. The undersides of both guards have a plain ivory panel, which are not matching, suggesting a period replacement to one. The leaf is generally rubbed on the folds, with tiny slits to the top of several folds, but all writing is clear. The verso is grubby, slightly foxed and rubbed, with further tiny tears.
Lot 4020
An 18th Century Carved Ivory Chinese Export Monture, Qing Dynasty, the tips of the guards reduced in length to fit a circa 1860's lithographed double paper leaf. The guards are carved with minute birds, animals and stylised trees, and the gorge features two ovals of meandering flowers with a vignette each side carved with people. The recto shows a gathering of young ladies and two suitors, the deep reserves resplendent with gold scrollwork and two small detailed vignettes with rural buildings. The verso features a similar decoration of gold on white, this time with birds, columns and decorative urns. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . as noted, the guards have been reduced.
Lot 4037
A Very Tiny 19th Century White Mother-of-Pearl Carnet De Bal, the upper guard incised with a scrolling design of flowers and leaves, the lower guard plain. Five ivory inner sticks or “pages” for recording the names of dance partners, and a tiny pencil within a curled metal holder attached at the side. A delicate chain holds a finger ring. Guard length 2.75 inches or 7cm. Together with an ivory fan circa 1900, the cream gauze leaf embroidered with several horizontal bands of tiny silver sequins, the widest band forming large flower heads. The monture is completely piqué with steel. Contained in a cream, silk-lined fan box, unlabelled. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . The leaf of the piqué fan is split centrally in 3 places.
Lot 4061
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) CONDITION REPORT: . all good except for the ballroom scene fan which is intact but warped.
Lot 4068
A Good, Large Circa 1880's European Ivory Brisé Fan, the sixteen plain inner sticks and two guards rising gently to a point at the tips. A large spray of roses, buds and leaves in mellow shades of pink and green is painted across the centre. To the verso, a bunch of snowdrops and tiny blue forget me nots. Finished with a shaped ivory loop. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . very good. The loop is slightly darker ivory
Lot 4073
An Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1870's, with a monogram painted in grey on the upper guard, and entitled "View from Beneath the Bridge, Richmond" (Surrey). A painted central scene of a stone bridge under which flows the river, a sailing boat on the water, cows and trees in the field and a couple with a young boy and baby at leisure in the open air. Sixteen inner sticks and two guards. Plain verso, gold metal loop. Contained in a Duvelleroy card fan box covered in cream silk. Guard length 22cm CONDITION REPORT: . Very good, clean.
Lot 4074
Two Very Feminine Fans of differing forms, the first, circa 1900, a bone fan of the type considered to have been produced in the Philippines, with carved and pierced monture, the gorge sticks continuing to sit over the recto of the cream silk leaf, à la sultane, ending in carved shaped tips reminiscent of Persian turrets. The silk is delicately painted with very tiny, pretty flowers, and the top edged with handmade bobbin lace. The shaped and embossed gold loop is finished with a small tiered silk tassel. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm. Together with a wooden cockade fan with ivory handle, the turned shaft ending in a loop, the upper wood section painted in cream and adorned with a gilt-edged mirror. From the verso, a sliding lever concealed within a slot operates the opening of the cockade fan. The leaf, black paper, is painted with groups of pink roses and white daisies, scalloped at the top edge, edged with eau de nil marabou, and embroidered with gold sequins. The verso is plain black. Overall height when extended 15.5inches or 39.5cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . the first fan has a repair to the upper guard. The cockade marabou is thinning.
Lot 4075
A 19th Century Ivory Brisé Fan in fontange form, all sticks plain, the tips rounded. The recto is well painted with a large spray of Lily of the Valley with nodding heads and large leaves. Peeking from within a bed of moss and ivy leaves. The shaped loop is fitted with a cord ending in a cream silk tassel, a plaited loop midway with which to secure the fan when closed. Overall height 8 inches or 20.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . In good order.
Lot 4076
A European Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1870's, the upper guard elaborately carved in high relief, the fifteen inner sticks and lower guards plain. All with rounded tips. The upper guard carving features a bird bath, four small birds within, below which meander cords and tendrils, sheaves of corn, a blank section with room for initials, and entwined flowers and leaves of the convolvulus. The shaped ivory loop is fitted with a cream cord from which hangs a cream silk tassel, and, midway, a plaited loop for securing the fan when closed. Guard length 8 inches or 20.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Good, very slight yellowing here and there.
Lot 4083
Four Fans Ranging from 1900 to the 1920's, to include a Mixed Brussels lace fan, the leaf mounted on pink mother of pearl sticks, the main leaf of bobbin lace with a Point de Gaze central feature with raised petals. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with three ostrich feather fans, to include an example with a band of white feathers topped with black feathers, the monture of faux tortoiseshell, overall height 15 inches or 38cm; a feather fan with slender ivory sticks, lightly carved and gilded, the feathers an unusual taupe in colour. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm, and finally a larger and showier pink mother of pearl fan with curled white feathers, and a hair ornament feather attached to the upper guard. Guard length 18 inches or 46cm (4) CONDITION REPORT: . all in good order, the lace on the small fan a little discoloured
Lot 4089
Six Publications Relating to Fans: To include "The Fan and Lace" by Beryl Melville; "A Collector's Guide to Fans over the Ages" by Bertha de Vere Green published in 1975; "Fans", a small booklet published to accompany the Exhibition "Ivory, Feathers and lace" Held at the Fan Museum in Greenwich in 1975/76;" A Collector's History of Fans" by Nancy Armstrong published in 1974; "The Letts Guide to Collecting Fans" by Susan Mayor published in 1991, and "Imperial Fans from the Hermitage", which accompanied the exhibition at the Fan Museum in 1975/76 CONDITION REPORT: . All in good used condition.
Lot 4100
A Late 19th Century Ivory Fan, the monture and loop slightly shaped but otherwise plain, the leaf a cream silk tape lace most likely from Eastern Europe. The ribs are ivory. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. Together with a sturdy pair of ivory glove stretchers with metal action and turned handles. Approx. 8 inches or 20.5cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Fan, good, some light marking to the ivory in places. Glove stretchers, good.
Lot 4113
A Rare Italian Marriage Fan, the leaf combining different needle lace techniques, an armorial of each important family at either side of a finely worked and clearly wealthy lady holding a fixed fan. Likely late 19th century, the leaf is mounted on 18th century ivory sticks, the gorge painted in pastels with flowers and tiny chinoiserie figures. The borders of the leaf are most likely Venetian needlepoint, perhaps worked in the Burano needlework school, and the quality of the lady and the armorials may well indicate a very accomplished lace-maker from Belgium, using a Point de Gaze ground. Guard length 11.25 inches or 28.5cmThe Burano lace school reopened in 1872 after a period of decline, and still exists on the island off Venice todaySee the cover jacket and plate 41 of A Collector's Guide to Fans over the Ages by the late Bertha de Vere Green, a former FCI member, where a similar leaf of Burano needle lace is shown. NB a copy of this book is available to purchase in this auction CONDITION REPORT: . damage to the net ground. At some point this leaf has been dipped in tea or similar to alter the colour. Monture earlier than the leaf.
Lot 4114
A Mid-19th Century Folding Parasol, the ivory shaft elegantly shaped and ending in something akin to a ball and claw. The black Chantilly lace cover features eight oval vignettes designed with floral sprays bordered with regular bands and finished with a scalloped edge. The lining is a replacement, the frame silver metal. Overall length when open approx. 25.5 inches or 65cm. Lace cover, centre top to scalloped edge, approx. 11 inches or 28cm. Together with a smaller folding parasol with a metal frame, dark stained wood shaft and curved bone cap, the striped cover a relatively modern replacement, edged with 19th century black bobbin lace (2) CONDITION REPORT: . One or two very small breaks in the background noted. The parasols will both fully open and hold due to the replacement lining/cover.
Lot 4116
A 19th Century Folding Parasol, the cover made of extremely fine Bedford Maltese lace, insertion panels with raised wheatears enclosing triangular panels worked in squares. A scalloped border features circles alternating with ovals filled with wheatears. Lined in modern dark ginger fabric which offsets the design. The lower section of the ivory shaft is carved with sheaves of corn, and flowers. Overall length 230inches or 59cm, cover from top to scalloped edge approx. 12 inches or 30.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . slight chip to the top of the turned finial.
Lot 4117
A Good, Large, Late 19th Century Black Chantilly Lace Parasol, the lace cover laid over cream silk, the scalloped edge just showing beneath the floral lace. The upper shaft is of wood painted cream, but the lower section and the section above the cover are of ivory, carved in matching panels. Of the type seen in fashion illustrations used as a walking aid when strolling in the park. Height 29 inches or 74cm. Cover length 12 inches or 30.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . Good, the silk layer not currently split. However, the shaft needs re-securing where the ivory meets the wooden upper section.
Lot 4118
A Mid-19th Century Folding Parasol, the very fine black lace cover of fine Chantilly of elaborate design, lined in the original cream silk. The slim shaft, of ivory, is classically carved along the lower section, ending with a curl. The floral lace with scalloped edge extends past the cream silk. The design, of floral sprays, is bordered with delicately worked diamonds, themselves bordered with flowers and leaves. The metal frame bears a tiny paper label right at the top, printed with "J.B. Fensterer Parapluie Fabrik, Munchen Schwabinger Strasse 44". Height 24.25 inches or 61.5cm. Cover 13 inches or 33cm CONDITION REPORT: . Very good, save for light staining to the inside of the cream silk.
Lot 4119
A Pretty 19th Century Folding Parasol with tape lace cover, relined recently, the lower shaft of ivory, carved with flowerheads within delicate lattice, the bulbous end unusually can be screwed off. The brass metal slider is marked with the name "VERDIER". Height 23 inches or 58.5cm, cover 11 inches or 28cm. Together with a folding and slightly tilting parasol, the lower shaft of ivory with three carved panels, and a curved end. Replacement cover trimmed with black handmade bobbin lace. Embossed gold metal slider. Overall length 23 inches or 59cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . For the first parasol, the frame and lace cover are in good order. Crude replacement finial and the two lining layers (mustard, then cream inside), are of modern fabric. The second parasol lacks a finial.
Lot 4120
A Large Early 20th Century Embroidered Cream Summer Parasol, opening to be quite flat, similar to the 20's Chinese paper parasols, and really quite heavy. Unlined, the cover is made from a very delicately embroidered cotton lawn. The finial is a mix of ivory and pale wood, the same wood used for the upper shaft, the lower shaft and curved handle being of carved ivory, the handle featuring four faces and a cat's head. Overall length 24.75 inches or 63cm, the cover depth 15.25 inches or 39cm. Together with a parasol for a child or large doll, the cream cover of knitted lace with looped edges, the lining a modern replacement. The upper shaft is silver metal, below which a pale wood leads to an ivory end; and a part parasol, a/f, marked in the metal of the upper shaft (3) CONDITION REPORT: . First parasol is strong, no splitting, some slight rust marking here and there, very useable. Hard to determine the date of the second parasol but unlikely to be present day with the ivory. The shaft is perhaps a little weak as cotton thread has been wound around the middle section.
Lot 4121
A 19th Century Brussels Bobbin Lace Parasol, the lower shaft of carved bone finishing in a loop. The scalloped lace cover features eight sections, each containing a floral spray, divided from the edging of flowers and leaves by a delicate swag. Overall height 20.5 inches or 52cm. Cover depth max 11.5 inches or 29cm. Please see condition report. Together with a folding ivory parasol, recovered with modern cream fabric, the lower shaft section deeply carved with entwined flowers and leaves. Overall length 24 inches or 61cm; a third 19th century folding parasol, covered in black lace, probably machine, the strong design featuring regular columns and large leaves. Lined in green silk. The ivory finial and lower shaft are lightly carved. Overall height 23.5 inches or 59.5cm (3) CONDITION REPORT: . The Brussels parasol has been reassembled with a modern lining, during which the lace cover has been re-secured inside out. There are several small holes in the net ground. A crack is evident half way up the bone shaft section, notwithstanding this it appears serviceable. The second parasol was purchased for the carving.
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