Conversation in the ruins, circa 1740

Conversation in the ruins, circa 1740
Folded fan, the sheet of skin, mounted in the English style, and painted with gouache of a couple guessing among ancient ruins. Flowers and loves in grisaille on the sides.
Reverse side: flowers on the border and golden trophy in the center.
Imported pierced, engraved and gilded bone mount with birds decoration.
H.t. 30,5 cm-H.F. 15 cm (small restorations) Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.