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A Circa 1840's Chinese Gilded Silver Metal Filigree Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, further embellished on both sides with blue, green, yellow and lilac enamel. Twenty four inner sticks and two slightly heavier guards, the latter being worked with figures and foliage but no enamel. Guard length 19cm £600 - 1000
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A Fine Mid-19th Century Chinese Wooden Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, elaborately lacquered in black and gold, an identical design to both sides, with a central scene of figures and buildings, bordered by feathers, a further terrace scene with figures in the gorge, three similar designs to the tips with any remaining space filled in with flowers, a hat, a fan, scrolls, and butterflies. Both guards are defined with some strong black lines together with several figures outside a pagoda within foliage and trees. Twenty-two inner sticks, guard length 25.5cm £700 - 1000
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An Unusual Mid-19th Century Chinese Ivory Mandarin Fan, Qing Dyansty, the sticks being relatively plain, being carved only on the upper section of each guard, and in a central oval on the gorge. The carving on the guards, deeper than that in the central oval, depicts three figures under the shade of a tree. The gorge oval is carved with trees, figures and buildings. The leaf depicts various figures of different social levels, two young men push an older figure in a wheeled carriage, another man walking ahead carrying possessions. Buildings are painted blue and many of the applied silk robes are of a sombre deep plum. Children, to the left, appear to be either playing a game or musical instruments. All figures have applied painted ivory faces. The verso, in bright cerise, shows an unusual grouping, with two figures inside a ceremonial dragon, four musicians with instruments, and four other figures one carrying a fan, another a tall pole supporting a fish, another with a similar pole bearing an oversized flower. The surrounding border is elaborate, and small scale, with vignettes of blooms, fruit and colourful birds. Shaped gold metal loop with silk tassel. Together with a fitted lacquer fan box with domed lid and unusual painting, the lining of blue silk, painted inside the lid with bats, fish, and flowers £500 - 1000
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A 19th Century Chinese Carved Ivory Peacock Feather Fan, Qing Dynasty, the gorge sticks lightly carved, the guards much thicker allowing for carving of higher quality, featuring flowers at the lower section and buildings and figures above. The speckled brown feathers are all tipped with the iridescent blues and greens of the peacock eyespot. The engraved silver metal loop holds a silk tassel. Together with a fitted black lacquer fan box lined with purple velvet, the lid interior with a design in gold, the exterior with a fine detailed scene of buildings and figures, the box sides painted with flowers and butterflies. Guard 28cm, total length to feather tips 33cm £500 - 800
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A Mid-19th Century Chinese Mandarin Fan, Qing Dynasty, the wooden sticks lacquered in black and gold, the gorge decorated with a central scene of small buildings surrounded by flowers and a moth, the guards more finely worked in a similar fashion. Both sides of the double paper leaf show figures with applied painted ivory faces and silk robes. Guard length 28cm £200 - 400
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A Chinese Filigree Gilded Metal Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, decorated recto/verso with blue and green enamel, three gold bordered oval vignettes, with pagodas and foliage, the central oval vertical, the side vignettes horizontal. The guards are similarly decorated, with iris and foliage. The tip of each stick has an enamel flower head and leaves. Twenty-four inner sticks. Guard length 19cm £700 - 900
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A 19th Century Fine and Large Chinese Cabriolet Fan, Qing Dynasty, double paper sticks on a black lacquered wood monture which is painted in gold, some areas with flowers and others with figures. The central vignette on the recto depicts a river or coastal scene with a bay, small boats and sailing ships approaching. The two side vignettes have groups of family members with applied ivory faces and silk robes. Fish and other creatures fill any remaining space. A smaller but similar scene is shown on the lower section of the leaf. On the verso the upper leaf has more specific scenes, one of warriors, one of ladies, two with both sexes and two with horses. The lower leaf depicts a colourful bird and flowers. Guard length 29cm £700 - 1000
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A Fine and Early Chinese Carved Tortoiseshell Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1790, well carved with a central shield containing initials, possibly AC, and two side oval vignettes carved with a pagoda, trees and birds, the gorge carved with trees and birds, the tips with flowers, the central area decorated with an intricate border of intertwined scrolling and filled in with more flowers and birds. Guard length 27cm. Contained in a 19th century European card fan box £800 - 1200
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A Circa 1840-1850 Large Chinese Carved Sandalwood Mandarin Fan, Qing Dynasty, the double paper leaf depicting figures with applied painted ivory faces and silk robes, several holding fans, one new arrival on a horse shaded by an attendant with a parasol. The verso, with an unusual dark ginger background, features more figures in room settings, and a terrace with mountain view. The gorge sticks are lightly carved, the guards more deeply. Guard length 41cm £300 - 600
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A Mid-19th Century Chinese Mandarin Fan, Qing Dynasty, with broad shouldered wooden sticks, lacquered in different colours, the guards in red, all painted with flowers and figures, some in groups, others, in roundels at the mid-point of the gorge, seated in curtained alcoves. The double paper leaf depicts various groupings of figures with applied painted ivory faces and silk robes, undertaking various activities, a visitor arriving on horseback, one figure within a curtained booth. The verso depicts similar scenes with many figures holding fixed and folding fans, and one other with a birdcage. Simple shaped loop, guard length 28cm £700 - 1000
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