A Good 18th Century Ivory Fan with detailed and complex...

Lot Description:

A Good 18th Century Ivory Fan with detailed and complex carving to the monture. Slender, the head carved as a shell, the shoulder to head section merits attention when closed as well as open. The upper guards are carved with meandering foliage, ivy leaves and berries. The double paper leaf is silvered, the upper border découpé, with further panels of this work appearing on most folds. The Chinoiserie design shows a lady seated under the shade of a parasol, scrolls, a traditional vase and sprays of flowers completing the scene. The verso is painted with a simple floral spray. Contained in the bottom half of a period card fan tube covered in muted green paper. Guard length 10.25 inches or 26cm.

Condition Report:
. Both guards have tiny nails at the shoulder, but if these were repairs, they are strong and done long ago. One sliver of ivory missing in the central gorge, one of the half circles that protrude from the side. Tube lid lacking.