"Painted Silk Fan, 18th Century"
Silk fan painted with gouache, embroidered with gold sequins.Attribute decoration of music, flowers and birds and butterfly with in the center a cartouche representing 3 young characters in a landscape.
Skeleton frame in engraved and gilded pierced ivory.
The plumes with mother-of-pearl plates are decorated with putti and musical attributes. France, circa 1785.
The reverse decorated xwith flowers
Height of the plumes: 28,5 cm
Regarding ivory laws in USA and UK, sale is not possible in those countries
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