A Palmette or Jenny Lind Fan, the panels of black...

Lot Description:

A Palmette or Jenny Lind Fan, the panels of black paper, each embroidered with black beads and gold sequins in a floral design. The verso is plain. Together with A Folding Fan in plain black cotton, opening to a half circle, the second guards clipping together to form a handle, the word "PATENTIRT" marked on one handle; A Black Gauze Folding Fan, the double leaf embroidered to the recto in vertical rows with gold sequins of different shapes and sizes. The verso is plain, the black monture is clouté; A Mid-19th Century Fan, the lithographed leaf mounted on sturdy white Mother of Pearl, carved, pierced and heavily gilded, the central gorge featuring a suitor offering a gift to his lady, her gown in bronze, this cartouche bordered in gold, the reserves with floral detail. The recto features three young couples dancing in a clearing to a tune played by a piper, buildings and a mountain range in the background. The verso shows a simple scene of ruins surrounded by water. The elaborately shaped gold metal loop is fitted with coloured stones to the rivet and a red stone to the lower shaped portion; and A Wood Fan, the monture gilded, probably Spanish, the fabric leaf printed with a cheerful profusion of colourful flowers, enclosing a central cartouche of a young lady in 18th century costume smiling beguilingly for her portrait. The verso is plain brown glazed cotton (5)

Condition Report:
. Some rubbing to the paint on the folding fan sticks.. The MOP fan has damage to the monture, some glue residue, some splits and rubbing to the leaf.