"Collectible Object Fan In Painted Silk Caldonazzo Diorama Late 19th Century"
Collector's item, display case A folded fan, the silk leaf painted in gouache of three loves on a flowery rocky mound surrounded by foliage. The blank reverse. The tortoiseshell frame and the brass bail. Signed Caldonazzo lower right. Slight deformation. Napoleon III period. Height 18.5 cm. Presented in a modern diorama (28.5 x 46 x 5 cm) Provenance: collection of Madame GORAND-HURTES (part of her collection sold at auction at Christie's in May 1999 - catalogue)