An Art Nouveau fan, the monture of bone, shaped and gilded, ...
Hammer
£40
An Art Nouveau fan, the monture of bone, shaped and gilded, the silk leaf painted with a lady in a stylized landscape reaching to pick flowers, her basket laden with roses, amidst water lilies, reeds, wild flowers, fuchsia, a small shell-shaped fountain, signed LEBRETON, guard approx. 24 cm, contained in a cream card fan box with unusual retailer label, Mrs. S. Asser, Milliner and Ladies’ Outfitter, Artificial Florist, Importer of Feathers, Fans, Lingerie, Beads, 6 & 9 Burlihgton Arcade London, W, Cash on or before delivery, Fans mounted, Fans repaired; together with a small early 20th century sequined fan, the guards of bone, the gorge of pale horn, the black satin leaf painted with herons, the green and brown sequins highlighting reeds and rushes, with further bands of decoration, complementing the painting to the monture, backed in brown silk, guard approx. 19 cm, and finally a simple bone fan mounted with a cream gauze leaf, lightly embroidered with silver sequins (3 + box) (Shipping category C)
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The first fan has damage, the lower guard and first stick in are broken and there is a repair to the upper guard. The heron fan has a break to the upper guard down at the head and some chipping to the black paint. The final fan has splits to the leaf.
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Hammer
£40
An Art Nouveau fan, the monture of bone, shaped and gilded, the silk leaf painted with a lady in a stylized landscape reaching to pick flowers, her basket laden with roses, amidst water lilies, reeds, wild flowers, fuchsia, a small shell-shaped fountain, signed LEBRETON, guard approx. 24 cm, contained in a cream card fan box with unusual retailer label, Mrs. S. Asser, Milliner and Ladies’ Outfitter, Artificial Florist, Importer of Feathers, Fans, Lingerie, Beads, 6 & 9 Burlihgton Arcade London, W, Cash on or before delivery, Fans mounted, Fans repaired; together with a small early 20th century sequined fan, the guards of bone, the gorge of pale horn, the black satin leaf painted with herons, the green and brown sequins highlighting reeds and rushes, with further bands of decoration, complementing the painting to the monture, backed in brown silk, guard approx. 19 cm, and finally a simple bone fan mounted with a cream gauze leaf, lightly embroidered with silver sequins (3 + box) (Shipping category C)
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The first fan has damage, the lower guard and first stick in are broken and there is a repair to the upper guard. The heron fan has a break to the upper guard down at the head and some chipping to the black paint. The final fan has splits to the leaf.
