Late 19th/Early 20th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, painted with a scene...
Lot Description:
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, painted with a scene of a shepherdess seated amongst her flock, with Cupid beside her, plain to the verso, 28.5cm long; a Carved and Painted Bone Fan, with a printed and handcoloured paper leaf, depicting figures in 18th century dress to both sides, sticks and guards are pierced and inlaid with silver and gold decoration, 27cm (2)
Condition Report:
. Mother of Pearl fan - appears in good order, little bit of wear and rubbing to the folds, no tears. Bone Fan - one guard is chipped, some splits and cracks, the other is similar and the painted decoration has rubbed to both, some staining and wear to the bone sticks and guards, paper patched repairs to the leaf, and the paper is torn in a couple of places, and sticks detached from leaf in a couple of places, the edges of the folds are worn and some very small splits at the top of each fold, overall wear
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Lot Description:
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Mother-of-Pearl Fan, painted with a scene of a shepherdess seated amongst her flock, with Cupid beside her, plain to the verso, 28.5cm long; a Carved and Painted Bone Fan, with a printed and handcoloured paper leaf, depicting figures in 18th century dress to both sides, sticks and guards are pierced and inlaid with silver and gold decoration, 27cm (2)
Condition Report:
. Mother of Pearl fan - appears in good order, little bit of wear and rubbing to the folds, no tears. Bone Fan - one guard is chipped, some splits and cracks, the other is similar and the painted decoration has rubbed to both, some staining and wear to the bone sticks and guards, paper patched repairs to the leaf, and the paper is torn in a couple of places, and sticks detached from leaf in a couple of places, the edges of the folds are worn and some very small splits at the top of each fold, overall wear