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Lot 245
J.H. Boone figure of two Native Americans, 'Earth Brothers', by Neil Rose, H37cm and wall plaque 'The Council', by Gary Rose, H53cmNative American style spirit stick and two Native American style peace pipes (5) Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 2001
A Late 18th or Early 19th Century Bone Fan, classically carved and pierced. The double leaf, of pink glazed paper, is decorated quite simply and elegantly with fringed swags to the top from which hang garlands of flowers, painted in soft green and yellow and some blue, and embellished with gold sequins. The recto is plain pink. Guard length 10 inches or 25.5cm Purchased at Christie's SK on May 17th 1978 for £18.00Some loss to one gorge stick.
Lot 2056
Two Mid-19th Century Bone Fans, the first with broad sticks allowing for a colourful painting in the gorge depicting a courting couple by a riverbank, the gentleman down on one knee and holding his lady's hand. The double paper leaf, lithographed and hand coloured, shows a similar scene with winged cherubs carrying flowers destined for the centre of the gentleman's attention, who is unaware of Cupid on a cloud behind her. The verso repeats the romantic theme, this time with country couples sharing a picnic. Contained in a pink velvet fan box with a Duvelleroy label within the lid. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm. Together with A Bone Fan, with deeper gorge, the recto, lithographed, showing couples and ladies outdoors, amongst wild Spring flowers, a stone well, a windmill and stone buildings in the background. The verso shows a gathering of younger maidens, with one young man vying for their attention. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm (2) First fan: Purchased at Christie's SK on 23rd October 1979 for £35.00 Second fan: Purchased at Christie's SK on 5th December 1978 for £20.00The first fan has a loss and a split to the first stick in from the left. The bone is very grainy. The bone is discoloured on the verso, and there is a small hole in the leaf directly through the middle of the gentleman. The second fan has a metal plate repair to the upper guard near the rivet, another with similar repair and between those another stick is broken and not repaired. The box is longer than either fan.
Lot 2186
A Circa 1830's to 40's Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, the twenty three inner sticks and one guard carved throughout with buildings, figures and stylised foliage. Contained in a well -fitting fan box covered with 18th century yellow/floral weave silk brocade. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cmThe first stick in from the right is missing part of a tip. The lower guard is absent and the stick next to it is stuck to the small part of the remainder. The fan box is most likely for another fan.
Lot 2070
A 19th Century Bone Fan, carved and pierced and simply gilded, mounted with a double paper leaf depicting two 18th century ladies in a garden, and a gentleman in breeches and long waistcoat, proffering a small domed box to the lady at his side. The reserves are floral. The verso shows a pair of young boys, surrounded by elaborate gold scrolling. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with Another Bone Fan, lightly carved and pierced, perhaps 1830's, the double paper leaf printed and hand coloured, the scene one of relaxation at the river bank, or a small island, two ladies and a gentleman settling to enjoy red fruits recently harvested. The verso is plain pale pink. Guard length 8.25 inches or 20.5cm; and A Third 19th Century Fan, a lithograph mounted on carved and pierced wood, Spanish, showing a day at the Bullfight, with the Toreadors arriving in procession in front of the crowds in the arena. The recto is printed with ''Salida de la Cuadrilla, Plaza de Toros de Valencia''. The verso shows couples relaxing with refreshments. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. The Cuadrilla is the Bullfighting Team.The first fan has wear/some slight loss to the verso paper. Fan 2 has a damaged central gorge stick with slight loss, and the third fan has some rubbing to the folds and a few splits to folds along the top border.
Lot 2087
An Early 20th Century Sequin Fan, the pale green silk leaf mounted on bone, the sequins in gold and silver and of differing shapes and sizes. Together with A Black Wooden Fan, the monture clouté, embellished with silver sequins embroidered onto black silk gauze, the motifs representing Iris, dragonflies and butterflies, A Further Bone Fan, mounted with cream gauze and embellished with silver sequins. Guard lengths 7.5 inches or 19cm; 10 inches or 25cm; and 8.25 inches or 21cm; and A Large and Airy Late 19th Century Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture gilded and silvered, the cream( or extremely pale green) gauze leaf painted with a spray of white bell flowers on deep green foliage, with entwined initials, including C M L and ?, the verso plain. Contained in a sturdy card fan box, the exterior lid decorated in gold with scrolling and a basket of flowers, the interior bearing the label for ''V. Marcot, Fan Manufacturer, 18 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London W. Guard length 14 inches or 35.5cm (4)The green silk has splits in places and nicks to the top of some folds. The upper guard has been repaired and the first stick in is stuck to it. The sequins are bright. Black fan, there are several broken ribs and one stick is loose, the sequins are starting to tarnish; some light foxing to the cream fan and the leaf needs to be re-secured to the monture. Two ribs have broken and been repaired. Last fan - The upper guard has been repaired. The lower guard is broken mid-way. The gauze is thin and indeed split on some of the folds, to the left.. Good colour.
Lot 2061
A Colourful Mid-19th Century Lithographed Fan, the double paper leaf mounted on carved, pierced and gilded bone, the recto with three separate scenes, two featuring figures in armour. To the right, a winged Angel and a lady (Athena) wearing a helmet, speak to a young lady holding her child. Centrally, a male figure in ruby red robes and gilded armour speaks to a similar lady, several children at their feet, a baby held in the arms of the Angel and another female, Hermes and perhaps Athena above. To the left, a Queen with 3 children and another lady. The verso shows a musical gathering to the centre, and two further vignettes with couples, and small scenes all featuring musical instruments and players, the details in gold, against a very deep blue ground. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. Together with A Mid-9th Century Bone Fan, gilded and pierced, inset with tiny gold roundels, mounted with a double paper/lithographed leaf, the recto showing a King listening to music in the company of two ladies. The reserves are dark, and gilded. The recto by contrast, in pastel colours, shows a mountain landscape with pine trees and a large chalet, in front of which a boy plays with a dog. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cmThe first fan has a break to the upper guard at the shoulder, and to the first gorge stick in. All sections appear present but the leaf is torn at this point. Good colour. The second fan has a break to the upper section of the lower guard. The gilding is dull and there is loss to the gold roundels but those that remain are bright. The leaf has slight damage to two places on the bottom border.
Lot 2054
A Bone Handled Parasol Fan, mounted with dark green silk, the handle carved and ending in a shaped loop, the leaf, a cockade, has a mirror in the inside centre, showing as a silk thread covered button to the exterior. By sliding a lever the fixed fan changes to lean over as a mini-parasol to shade the owner from the sun. Length 12 inches or 30.5cm. Together with A Small Bone Folding Fan, mounted with pink silk, the carved and pierced sticks continuing over the front of the leaf à la Sultane. Guard length 7.75 inches or 20cm For the parasol fan see ''L'imagination au service de l'éventail, Les brevets deposes en France au XIX siècle'' by Maryse Volet, 1986, pages 202 et 263Parasol fan, the silk is generally strong with just 2 folds split to one side. The catch and sliding action are in good order. The small fan, one stick has moved, and the silk is darker at the sides due to central fading.
Lot 2091
A Small Early 20th Century Spangled Fan, the monture of carved and gilded celluloid. The leaf, of greeny-yellow net, is overlaid with olive green silk, which is shaped to the top border and embroidered in different shades of gold spangles and sequins, some parts of the design continuing onto the net. Together with a cream card fan box, the outer lid being marked for ''David Anderson and Comp. HOF-JUVELERARE 27 DROTTNINGGATAN 27 STOCKHOLM''. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm (2)One gorge stick and continuous rib detached but present.
Lot 2127
A Late 19th Century Wooden Brisé Fan, painted with a view of ''The Metropole Hotel, Brighton'' in a vignette bordered with flowers, fan consisting of fourteen inner sticks and two guards, Together with A 20th Century Paper Fan, advertising the ''London and North Eastern Railway, a simple leaf mounted on wooden sticks of the type made in China; Two Similar Fans, advertising ''The Great Eastern Hotel'' and ''The Trocadero restaurant''; A 19th Century Olive Wood Fan, with concealed cockade leaf of the type produced in Sorrento, marked ''Ricordo'' with a figure in local costume painted on the recto; A Paper Fan, mounted on wooden sticks, these being lightly painted in colour, the leaf showing a group of local musicians and dancers performing before a wealthy couple who observe from the stone balcony of their country property. The verso shows a piper playing for a strolling couple; and A Third Paper Fan, mounted on wooden sticks, the recto showing several finely dressed older children strolling in a park by a stone fountain, perhaps in the early days of courtship, not an adult in sight! The verso shows a group of younger children, playing with a skipping rope. Guard lengths: brisé 7.25 inches or 18.5cm; cockade 9.75 inches, 25cm (7)The first stick in from the left on the brisé is split but holding, the ribbon is sound, but unattached at the left, the wood is quite grubby.
Lot 2020
A Large Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture most probably circa 1770's, the leaf, in the Chinese style, a later addition. The monture, carved, pierced and gilded, features figures and animals amidst scrolling leaves. The double paper leaf shows figures on horseback, forming a procession, accompanied by musicians, and features a building and a bridge. The reserves are filled with bright and colourful flowers and foliage, and the verso features stylised flowers, a bird and two butterflies. Guard length 12 inches or 30.5cm Purchased at Phillips on May 26th 1982 for £65.Upper guard repaired from behind, lower guard broken in the upper section, one gorge stick repaired within the head, the leaf is splitting near the right guard, and there are one or two old patches of repair along the bottom border. The vendor's notes say the leaf is a later addition? Good colour, gilding bright.
Lot 2119
An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, lightly pierced in a regular design, and mounted with a double paper leaf. Central to the recto, two ladies in Regency costume, carrying fans, engage in conversation with a young man, whilst to each side further young ladies carrying folding fans take their rest and enjoy nature. The scenes are bordered with scrolling flowers which are highlighted with tiny green and bronze sequins. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Together with A Wooden Fan, painted white, à la Sultane, the stick tips in the gothic style, mounted with an under layer of mauve silk, bordered with machine lace in the style of Blonde; A Further Fan, of cream gauze mounted on bone, adorned with sequins surrounding three painted portraits of young ladies. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm; and A Large Late 19th Century Bone Fan, mounted with a double silk leaf, silk satin to the recto and painted with a bold spray of colourful roses and buds, the stems and foliage being continued down onto the gorge. Guard length 14.5 cm inches or 37cm (4)The first fan is in fairly good order. The silk on fan 2 is splitting in places and the lace is quite dry and has loss at the tips. The gauze in fan three is almost completely shot, but the images remain. Loss of sequins, and rubbing to the design on the monture. The final fan is in good order generally, with one slight slit to the backing silk, one light stain only to the verso, and very slight foxing, hard to see.
Lot 2069
A 19th Century Jenny Lind or Palmette Fan, the shaped silk leaf panels mounted on carved and pierced, silvered and gilded white mother of pearl. Each panel is delicately painted with roses, lilacs and perennial flowers, and their foliage. The verso is plain. Overall length approx. 11 inches or 28cm. Together with A 1860's Wooden Fan, the monture carved and pierced and painted gold, featuring floral arrangements, the double cream silk leaf embroidered with small gold sequins, guard length 11 inches or 28cm; and A Third Fan, Circa 1860's, the wooden monture painted gold, the sticks carved and pierced, the double paper leaf showing villagers in their Sunday best relaxing by a river bank, the verso with more elegant ladies being amused by a gentleman with a tiny squirrel on a leash. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm (3)The Jenny Lind is grubby and stained in places, some support to the tips has been added, seen from the verso. The upper guard is a replacement of a different shape, the first stick in from the right is not original. The gilding is somewhat tarnished. The lower guard has broken and been repaired twice in the upper section, one repair has not held. The gold has rubbed on the second monture, mainly near the rivet, the leaf has been re-secured to the upper guard with a few stiches, the leaf is discoloured to a light brown. The gold is rubbed on the third fan, the leaf folds have some splitting, at the top.
Lot 2133
A Commemorative Fan for The Centenary (1776 To 1876) of The International Exhibition at The Art Gallery, Philadelphia. Marked on the lower guard as ''patented May 4th 1876'' and on the upper guard as ''registered June 8th 1876''. Double paper leaf printed recto with and verso with simple bamboo sticks. Guard length 11 inches or 28cmIn generally good order but one gorge stick is broken down by the rivet.
Lot 2046
A Horn Cockade Fan, circa 1810, the pierced and fretted sticks decorated with two concentric bands of painted decoration, showing pink roses and foliage. The barrel-shaped head of the fan is unusual, being pierced and fretted with a radiating scroll design. The rivet is formed of a steel sequin. Overall length when open 9.75 inches or 25cm, length when closed 6.25 inches or 16cmRecently re-ribboned. The fan probably lacks three sticks and the lower guard is missing completely. The tips of two sticks have minor damage and there is a small loss from the fretting on the furthest stick from the guard.
Lot 2034
Three Early 19th Century Horn Brisé Fans, the first with alternate gothic style sticks and rounded shapes with a cross at the tip. Trefoil head. The nineteen inner sticks and two guards, painted in gold, have a blank panel in the eight central sticks, surrounded by carving and piercing and clouté decoration. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm; A Second Horn Brisé Fan, carved and pierced in regular bands, the twenty inner sticks and two guards carved and pierced in straight and undulating bands. Barrel head. Guard length 6.25 inches or 16cm; and A Final Horn Brisé Fan, twenty-one inner sticks and two guards with pointed tips. Barrel head. Centrally seven of the sticks have a blank section which has been painted with flowersThe paint is rubbed almost away on the first fan, indeed traces suggest there was a painted design in the blank central panel. Some clouté decoration missing. Second fan has 21 inner sticks but one is secured to a guard as both it and the guard are broken. Third fan, the ribbon is incorrectly threaded. The flower painting is almost rubbed away, and one stick is split at the top.
Lot 2072
A Circa 1860's Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture carved and pierced, silvered and gilded, the deep and substantial gorge sticks mounted with a narrow double paper leaf. On the recto a group of well-dressed ladies and one gentleman relax outdoors, a central group amusing a child by providing a ride on a goat. The verso shows a more tranquil scene of a young man slumbering beneath a tree, with two ladies attempting to shade him from the sun. Contained in a pink period card fan box with floral paper adhered to the lid and sides and an oval panel centrally showing a lady in period dress. Signature underneath the box for ''Mrs Robt Taylor''. Guard length 10.25 inches or 26cm. together with A Bone Fan, with lithographed double paper leaf, the monture carved and pierced, lightly silvered, a small oval mirror set into the upper guard. The recto shows two young ladies seated outdoors, their parasols closed, watching as a small boy plays with a dog. To each side vignettes feature couples being rowed on rivers, in one case also being serenaded, with stone buildings and distant mountains in the backgrounds. The verso features a couple with a small child, who reaches out to another lady proffering a small present. Side vignettes feature ladies in medieval costume. Both sides of the leaf are richly decorated in gold, the recto with the addition of an attractive royal blue to the reserves. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm (3)The MOP fan has two gorge sticks broken down at the rivet, the lower slivers missing, and another gorge stick in repaired half way up. The silvering is dull and some of the gilding is rubbed. The leaf is a little crumpled to the sides and there are nicks to the folds. A paper repair is visible to the bottom border on the lower guard/recto. The box is damaged at both ends and the paper is somewhat scuffed. Litho fan, the mirror is cracked, and one gorge stick is splitting but holding.
Lot 2128
A 20th Century Advertising Fan for ''Biere Du Lion'', the double paper leaf in shaped fontange form mounted on basic wooden sticks, the recto showing a rather portly drinker holding a huge tankard of frothing beer, his expression one of glee. The recto repeats advertising for the brand. Together with A Bone Fan Advertising Martell Cognac, the recto printed with 18th century gentlefolk picnicking in the countryside, having arrived by horse drawn carriage, the recto plain; A Third Fan Advertises Restaurant Frascati; and A Further Paper Fan Advertises ''Maire Café Restaurant Glacier'', the recto printed in soft pinks and depicting a wealthy lady holding an open fan accompanied by her Beau, and another couple taking a stroll, the lady being escorted by a soldier in uniform, possibly a Hussar. Guard lengths 9.75 inches or 25cm; 8.5 inches or 22cm; 8.25 inches or 21cm and 7.5 inches or 19cm (4)The Biere fan has one stick detached at the rivet. Very slightly foxed on the verso. The Martell fan is sound. The Frascati fan has been wrongly assembled, the displacement of one stick has affected the spelling. The final fan is sound.
Lot 2182
A 20th Century Chinese Paper Fan, mounted on interesting wooden sticks, Qing Dynasty, with an unusual carved ivory feature at the head, of perhaps the Chinese ''Palm Fan'' shape, or a sleeping bat (?), the cream leaf painted recto/verso with flowers and exotic birds, and featuring possibly a Chinese Poem. Artist's stamps. Guard length 12.5 inches 31.5cm Purchased from an Antiques Fair in 1977. Research in progress with regard to the text. Help from the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China (via Tom de Leo, former FCI member) so far explains that two of the panels of text relate to an officer in the East Han dynasty, one panel refers to a war in the Western Zhou dynasty, and the other is a part of a Chinese poem of ''Qian Zi Wen'' which means 1000 characters text. The poem has 1000 characters and has been used to teach Chinese characters to children since the sixth centuryGorge stick broken. Another detached but no evident damage to the leaf where it could be slid back inside?
Lot 2089
A Circa 1900's Ivory Fan, the monture carved, pierced and painted in gold, with the addition of tiny fragments of abalone. The gorge sticks alternate, with a central pair. The single leaf, of flesh-coloured gauze, is embroidered with gold and slightly bronze sequins in rows and columns. A yellow stone finishes the rivet. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the monture carved and pierced in interlinking ovals painted in light gold and a pale taupe. The gauze leaf, mounted a l'Anglaise, has a flesh coloured backing which shows through in places where the deeper colour gauze is cut away, with gold and silver sequins and spangles following the shaped fabric. Further star shaped spangles are embroidered onto the main body of the leaf (2) Purchased at Christie's SK on 17th May 1979 for £12.00 Fan 1 - Very slight light staining. One stick unsecured but present. Fan 2 - The fabric is splitting on the folds in several places. The upper guard is broken just above the shoulder and one rib is missing thus the gorge stick hangs loose.
Lot 2099
A Circa 1900 Fan of Ballon Form, the bold violet gauze and silk overlaid leaf embellished with cerise, silver and blue sequins, and painted with lovers in 18th century dress, signed Bayard, the monture of gilded tortoiseshell. Guard length 6.5 inches or 16.5cm overall height 8.75 inches or 22 .5cm Purchased at Christie's SK on 9th July 1985 for £110.00.One or two ribs support verso, one loose. One gorge stick with repair as it meets the leaf. Not marked but typical of those produced by Duvelleroy otherwise good.
Lot 2022
Jacobite, Or No? A Mid-18th Century Bone Brisé Fan, with twenty-five inner sticks and two guards. The fan is applied with foil flowers, birds, and lion masks. Two dancing figures feature one either side of central gilt profile portraits of George II and Queen Caroline, surmounted by a crown. Guard length 8.5 inches or 26.5cm Purchased at Christie's SK on 1st May 1980 for £189.00. Exhibited in the Royal Fans exhibition Catalogue No 6. This fan is accompanied by a handwritten letter c 1800 which states ''This fan was given by Miss Flora Macdonald Prince Charlie's Mistress to my wife's grandmother (whose second husband was Thomas Walley Esq of Manchester) in gratitude for the kind entertainment they afforded the prince and her while in Manchester. Signed by James Pring. Thomas Walley was one of the two Constables in Manchester in 1745, who may have met Bonnie Prince Charlie when he came to Manchester. He kept a diary which was reprinted in The Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol VII 1889, pp142-159 entitled Manchester and the rebellion of 1745 by J.P.Earwalker. A further article was published in 1961. The vendor has supplied copies. It is however unlikely that the Prince would have given Mrs Walley a fan bearing the heads of King George II and Queen Caroline. George II 1727-1760.The upper guard has period repair. The fan is attached to stiff card presumably to protect it, as other loss can be seen to some sticks and the lower guard is stitched to the first stick in. The first stick in to the right is damaged and partially stuck to the upper guard. There is a silver of stick remaining centrally and at least another stick appears to have a second stick behind it.
Lot 2164
A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Brussels Point De Gaze Needlelace Fan, the leaf mounted on pink Mother of Pearl with gilded decoration. The leaf is designed with a large spray of roses, with detail to the petals, accompanied by smaller flowers and foliage. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Contained in a card fan box covered in cream silk. Together with An Edwardian pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture unadorned, mounted with a leaf of black gauze edged with black machine lace, the lace descending towards the centre to wrap round a spray of flowers painted in sort greens, lemon and cream. Contained in a shaped pink card fan box embellished with silver to the outer lid and lined with cream silk (4)The Brussels lace is in good order. One bone rib has broken so the gorge stick is loose, all parts present. The gauze fan is sound and clean.
Lot 2152
An Early 20th Century Small Belgian Bobbin Lace Fan, probably Bruges, the leaf mounted on white mother of pearl, contained in a cream card fan box lined in cream silk. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with A Slightly Larger But Similar Bruges Bobbin Lace Fan, mounted on white mother-of-pearl, contained in a card fan box with olive green exterior (4)The first fan has a broken gorge stick, a clean break with both parts present. Two ribs noted as broken.
Lot 2004
Boating in the Park: An 18th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture gilded and silvered, the double leaf showing a lady walking over a precariously narrow plank as she leaves a small boat, helped by an attentive beau, a dog barking at the arrival, another couple accompanying them as they join others on the lake or picnicking on the grass. The reserves are well painted with roses and wild flowers, and gold highlights to the border. The verso features flowers and gold scrolling, and at each corner a vignette shows two cherubs at play. Together with a shaped hinged fan box covered in raspberry woven silk and lined with olive green silk and edged with braid. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm (2)Good colour and detail to the leaf, the monture gilding is bright. The top section of the upper guard has been repaired, as has a section lower down, and one gorge stick is reinforced from behind with a sliver of mother of pearl.
Lot 2073
A Fine Quality Art Nouveau Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the green/pink monture carved and lightly pierced, silvered and gilded. The double leaf, in dark cream, shows an elegant lady in fine costume seated in a salon decorated with sumptuous furnishings, a bewigged suitor kissing her fingers, whilst a cherub hides behind a screen. The reserves feature extravagant swags of flowers and ribbons and the upper border cornucopia, being additionally embroidered with minute gold sequins to the top edge. Signed A Faugeron. Together with a cream card fan box, the inner lid with an-shaped label for ''Nathalie 187 Sloane Street London; and A Later Wooden Fan, the sticks painted light grey and decorated with silvering, the double leaf cream satin to the recto, applied with cream machine lace and marabou feathers, two winged cherubs and tiny pink flowers featuring to the centre. The verso is plain. Guard lengths 9.75 inches or 25cm, and 13.5 inches or 34cm (2)The first fan is clean, one gorge stick has been repaired near the rivet, as has the upper section of the upper guard. The marabou on the second fan is sparse in places. Slight brown staining in places.
Lot 2036
Four Early 19th Century Brisé Fans, comprising a horn brisé with pointed tips, twenty inner sticks and two guards, the whole pierced in bands, one undulating, and clouté with steel in three of the bands. Barrel head. Guard length 6.5 inches or 16cm; a horn brisé, the twenty-one inner sticks and two guards all with pointed tips and pierced in regular bands. Barrel head. Guard length 6.25 inches or 15.5cm; a bone brisé fan, seventeen inner sticks and two guards, all with pointed tips, and pierced in regular bands. Barrel head, guard length 6.1/8inches or 15.5cm; and a final bone brisé fan, the tips straight then serrated, eighteen inner sticks and two guards. Guard length 6.5 inches or 16cm (4)First fan one tip chipped. Ribbon currently too tight preventing full opening. Second fan, ribbon defective and slight loss to the odd stick. Third fan, a sliver of one broken stick left in the rivet, several splits in the tips and at least two tips missing the last mm. Final fan, at least three sticks have the top inch stuck back on, another has a chunk missing from the side and several have splits. Ribbon defective.
Lot 2191
An Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, in mainly black and gold, some light touches of red highlighting, especially to the guards. The recto features a central cartouche showing an impressive building with pagoda roof and a man seated outside waiting for his attendants who are attending to his needs. The side vignettes, of an unusual pear shape, feature rural locations, each with two figures. The tips of each fan stick, of which there are nineteen inner sticks and two guards, each feature individual figures going about their daily tasks, carrying wood, fishing, both rurally and close to different buildings. The verso is similar but features several figures, one carrying a flowing standard, another leading a horse with rider, a large building with pagoda roof behind. The side panel to the left features a servant serving refreshment to his master, and to the right a figure rides an ox. The tips feature different figures and activities to those on the recto. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm. Together with A Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1840, with sixteen inner sticks and two guards. The guards are very intricately carved with perhaps a bat, and a dragon looking up at two figures amongst foliage. The stick tips feature robed figures and different beasts, a dragon curling its body at each side across several sticks. The main body of the fan is carved with unusual buildings and in the centre a figure on horseback with his attendants. Two figures hold open fans. The verso is uncarved. Guard length 7.25 inches or 18.5cm (2)The lacquered fan is in good order with good colour and detail. The ivory brisé is defective, missing some sticks, others damaged, and the ribbon is detached. One stick has completely broken but the sections are present. One is damaged at a tip. Possibly a stick missing to each side where buildings are incomplete.
Lot 2125
A Small Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the monture incised and the designs painted in gold. The paper leaf is mounted à l'Anglaise and depicts Rinaldo in the Garden of Armida, with a winged cherub flying above the couple and various attendants and children to the sides. The verso is plain. Guard length 7.75 inches or 20cm. Together with Another Small Fan of a Similar Age, the cream gauze leaf painted with a couple in 18th century costume, scrollwork in gold and finished with embroidered gold sequins. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm; and A Further Fan, a bone brisé, the seventeen inner sticks and two guards carved with pointed and scalloped tips, the main body of the fan carved and pierced into three sections, the central panel undulating. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm (3)The first fan is in good clean order. The second fan is slightly nibbled on the top edging border and the upper guard and first stick in have broken and have been stuck together. The brisé requires a new ribbon.
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