A wood fan, the monture carved and pierced, painted gold, c ...
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£40 - £70
A wood fan, the monture carved and pierced, painted gold, c 1870’s, the black silk satin leaf with black machine lace to the top edge, the sticks continuing from the gorge to shaped tips, à la Sultane, and thus having a double guard on the left side, the verso is plain, guard approx. 24.5 cm; together with a wood brisé fan of the type produced in Austria in the 19th century, the guards polished, the recto painted with flowers and leaves, the verso with the words “Pa=zi=en-za è Sa=pi=enza ( meaning perhaps Patience and Wisdom?), guard approx. 23.5 cm (2) (Shipping category C)
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The silk has split on two of the folds but is help in place by the format of sticks on the leaf.
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£40 - £70
A wood fan, the monture carved and pierced, painted gold, c 1870’s, the black silk satin leaf with black machine lace to the top edge, the sticks continuing from the gorge to shaped tips, à la Sultane, and thus having a double guard on the left side, the verso is plain, guard approx. 24.5 cm; together with a wood brisé fan of the type produced in Austria in the 19th century, the guards polished, the recto painted with flowers and leaves, the verso with the words “Pa=zi=en-za è Sa=pi=enza ( meaning perhaps Patience and Wisdom?), guard approx. 23.5 cm (2) (Shipping category C)
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The silk has split on two of the folds but is help in place by the format of sticks on the leaf.
