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A Circa 1905 Tortoiseshell Fan, the monture piqué, the black gauze leaf decorated in swags with silver sequins of various shapes and sizes. Barrel rivet. Signed Duvelleroy to the verso. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm £80 - 120
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A Pretty Circa 1900s Silk Fan, the mother-of-pearl monture dyed a deep iridescent blue, gilded, and clouté with silver. The silk leaf of subtle green shades, is overlaid with bi-colour ribbon, embroidered in green silk thread, with silver sequins in knots and swags. Unusually, an inner panel, and the bodies of the butterflies, are cut away and replaced with net, the whole leaf being backed with cream gauze. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm
Purchased in an antiques shop in 1977 for £58.00. £150 - 250
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A Shocking Pink (à la Schiaparelli) Fan, the silk leaf mounted on horn or resin sticks, carved and pierced at the top, gilded with a leaf design, and being further shaped attractively at the shoulder, making floral shapes which are emphasised on the gorge with gilding. The leaf, a gold net overlaid with bright pink silk, is extensively embroidered with tiny gold and silver sequins, the silk cut away to form interlinked scrolls. Unusually, the top section is embroidered in a lattice in pink embroidery silk. Together with a cream card fan box with pale silk lining. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm (2) £180 - 300
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A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture with light silvered decoration to include a butterfly on the tip of the upper guard. The yellow organdie leaf is overlaid with olive green silk, cut away in regular sections to reveal the organdie, these sections bordered with gold sequins. Elsewhere the silk is embroidered with star shaped gold sequins with the addition of silver sequin swags, other silver spangles in larger and more interesting shapes within the upper panels. Together with a card fan box covered and lined in cream silk, god initials to the exterior, probably M G, and marked inside the lid, in gold, for Ate Buissot, Fabrique D'Eventails, rue de Clery 25 (Paris). Guard length 9 inches or 24cm (2)
Purchased at Christie's SK on December 5th 1978 for £22.00 £180 - 250
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A Circa 1900 White Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the heavy monture clouté in silver in regular designs. The cream gauze, backed with thin cream gauze, is embroidered with swirls of silver sequins of differing sizes, the sequins decreasing in size as the swirl size decreases. The inner sequins are flower shaped. Rope effect silver metal loop. Contained in a card fan box with leather effect exterior, marked for Benjamin Lachelin Eventailliste 32 Avenue de L'Opera, Paris. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm
Purchased at Christie's on October 23rd 1979 for £45.00 £150 - 200
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An Elegant Circa 1900 Fan, the silver gauze leaf of palmette form, applied with a strong ivory net and ivory silk and lavishly embroidered with silver sequins and spangles, featuring a heart to the centre. The monture, of white mother-of-pearl, is shaped, and clouté in silver, the gorge being carved and pierced. Marked for Duvelleroy on the verso. Together with a cream card fan box marked Duvelleroy with domed lid. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm, overall height 10.5 inches or 27cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on May 22nd 1984 for £170.00 £300 - 600
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A Circa 1900's Fan of Palmette Form, the pale pink mother-of-pearl monture carved and pierced and gilded in two shades, flowers on the guards continuing on the gorge. The yellow net leaf is overlaid with cream silk, cut away to create a design of scrolling and leaves, the edges embroidered with tiny gold sequins, further flowers and leaves created with the use of spangles of differing shapes. Some metal thread embroidery amongst the sequins and finely along the very top border. Marked for Duvelleroy on the verso, and on the box lid interior. Together with a cream card fan box, the exterior fashioned to resemble skin. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Overall height 10.25 inches or 26cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 9th July 1985 for £130.00 £350 - 700
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Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, June 22nd 1911: A Dainty Sequin Fan, the monture of white mother-of-pearl, lightly clouté, the double leaf of cream gauze with some blue/grey overlay in places, the whole embroidered with sequins of differing shapes. Guard length 8 inches or 20cm. Together with a card fan box bearing the motto of the Grosvenor Hotel Victoria, London, a lion bearing a standard with the initial "G", and the indication that it was to commemorate the Coronation in 1911. The lid interior is stamped "Mappin and Webb, Oxford Street, London" £80 - 150
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A Large Late 19th Century White Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture's only detail being a shape to the head. The substantial cream gauze leaf is painted with sprays of daisies and birds perched on the branch of a dog rose. Signed top left "Eudes". Guard length 15.75 inches or 35cm. Together with Two Further Early 20th Century Fans, one of bone with a cream gauze leaf and white machine lace overlay, guard length 9.75 inches or 25cm, the other of wood painted white, and silvered, the cream gauze leaf painted in pastels with flowers embroidered with silver sequins, and various designs formed from tapelace of the "cucumber lace" technique. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm. Adorned with a cream silk tassel with plaited loop for closure (4) £70 - 100
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A Late 19th Century Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the monture carved, pierced and clouté, the vibrant double fabric leaf unusually painted with paisley boteh in strong colours, the reserves with flowers in more muted shades. The verso is plain; A Bone Fan, slightly larger, the plain sticks mounted with a strong ruby silk satin, also plain; A Large Late 19th Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the monture lightly pierced, the cream silk satin leaf painted in pastels with pink and white roses, birds flying amongst. The verso is plain cotton. Guard length 14 inches or 35.5cm; A Bone Fan of Similar Period, the cream gauze leaf delicately painted with violet flowers, the top border of machine lace, with additional lace gathered and attached with gold metal loops to form rosettes in relief, these standing proud of the fan when closed. Adorned with a large cream silk tassel with plaited loop for closure. Guard length 14 inches or 36cm; A Further Fan, of bone with a cream gauze leaf, bordered with white machine lace, embroidered with silver sequins and painted with two ladies in 18th century dress, holding fans, and one gentleman, guard length 12 inches or 30.5cm; and A Final Fan, of bone with completely plain cream gauze leaf. Guard length 14.25 inches or 36cm (6) £120 - 180
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An Edwardian Fan, the monture lightly carved and gilded, the design on gorge and guards matching, the lattice work further embellished with tiny gold dots in different shades. The cream gauze leaf is mounted à l'Anglaise and overlaid with cream machine lace, the top border slightly proud so that some lace detail can be seen. The central section is painted with colourful birds perched on a flowering branch, to the left a bird in flight, to the right a spray of daisies, tiny gold sequins scattered here and there and silver sequins follow lines formed from couched gold metal thread. Together with a maroon leather covered fan box, with pale pink silk lining, stamped in gold "Paris DUVELLEROY Paris LONDON, 167 REGENT STREET". The verso is plain. Guard length 11.5cm or 29cm
Purchased at Bonhams London on 3rd October 1979 for £30. £80 - 120
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An Early 20th Century Dusky Grey Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the taupe silk leaf with a cartouche showing two classical maidens playing with a naked child, the reserves painted with swags of bright pink roses, the verso plain. Together with A Small and Dainty Pink Mother-of Pearl Fan, the leaf painted with an 18th century couple in formal courting pose, and A Third Fan, Late 19th Century, a cream double gauze leaf mounted on white mother-of-pearl and painted with deep ruby and pale pink roses, buds and foliage (3) £80 - 120
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A Large Circa 1890's Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture carved and pierced, gilded and silvered. The double silk leaf, with black ground, is painted with a game of blindfold in the grounds of a country house, one gentleman in fine 18th century costume clutching the waist of a serving maid, another bewigged gentleman observing, whilst an elegant lady in pink observes from a distance and a male servant hides behind a bush. Signed Morjaret (?). Guard length 12.75 inches or 32.5cm. Together with Two Further Large Fans, one of ruby silk satin painted boldly with a magpie, the double leaf backed with black silk and mounted onto black wooden sticks, 19th century. Guard length 15 inches or 38cm; and the third fan a later and lighter fan with a wooden monture painted in pale pink with silver detail, the pink gauze leaf bordered with pink machine lace, the central feature painted with a young lady strolling by a riverbank and reading a book. Guard length 14 inches or 35.5cm (3) £70 - 100
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A Late 19th Century Early 20th Century Light and Airy Cream Gauze Fan, the cream leaf edged and further embellished with white machine lace, flowers painted at random and highlighted with sequins. The pink mother-of-pearl monture is unadorned. The verso is plain. Together with a leather-effect covered fan box, the lid interior bearing the retailer's label for S. Levy, Eventailliste, 41 Avenue de L'Opera, Paris, Together with A Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the paper leaf backed in thin cream gauze, the finely painted recto depicting a couple in 18th century dress greeting each other whilst seemingly out for a stroll. The verso is plain. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Contained in a cream card fan box £70 - 100
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Pansies: A Large and Striking Late 19th Century Fan, the monture of white Mother-of-pearl, mounted with silk gauze, painted, in the manner of Billotey, with large pansies, in various shades of grey. The verso is plain. Guard length 14 inches or 36cm
Provenance: Purchased from the collection of Felicity Barnett £150 - 300
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Winter Skaters: A Large Late 19th Century Pierced Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the double vellum leaf painted with a rural scene of the popular winter pastime of ice skating, with all its accidents and accomplishments. Wrapped up warmly against the cold, a lady enjoys being pushed on the ice in a velvet and gilt shaped sledge, her aid dressed in finery, a small dog enjoying the fun. Other cloaked or uniformed gentlemen skate, one with his lady wearing an ornate à la polonaise silk gown. To the right of the frozen pond a stile is painted with the name of the artist, Gustave David. The recto painted with a border and scrolling central initials. Guard length 32 inches or 81cm £200 - 400
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Oiseaux Exotiques: An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, retailed by Duvelleroy, and signed on the verso. The double silk leaf is embroidered with minute gold sequins, these forming a classical top and side border, further panels forming columns which support painted urns of roses. Three folds between each column are painted with flowers and foliage, also embellished with sequins, and centrally an exotic and colourful bird. Decoration and slight carving to the gorge and guards repeat this floral theme with the addition of musical instruments. The rivet is finished with diamanté and a tiny loop for ribbon. The fine cream silk on the verso is painted with roses and foliage. Signed to the left. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Together with A Card Fan Box, covered in cream silk, the lid interior labelled "J Duvelleroy By Appointment London: 167 Regent Street Eventails Artistiques, Modernes, Antiques et pour Mariage. Fans repaired" (2) £350 - 500
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A Large Late 19th Century Wooden Fan, with a very light and airy appearance, the monture painted cream, the wood carved and pierced to leave spaces into which are placed tiny gold stars, the gorge sticks continuing up over the cream gauze leaf à la Sultane. The gauze is further embellished with gold metal thread, and alternate folds have detailed portraits of ladies with different 18th century hairstyles and hats. The verso is plain. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 17th September 1985 for £200. Miss Kennedy wondered if the portraits show Marie-Antoinette and other ladies of her era. £100 - 150
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An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, lightly pierced in a regular design, and mounted with a double paper leaf. Central to the recto, two ladies in Regency costume, carrying fans, engage in conversation with a young man, whilst to each side further young ladies carrying folding fans take their rest and enjoy nature. The scenes are bordered with scrolling flowers which are highlighted with tiny green and bronze sequins. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Together with A Wooden Fan, painted white, à la Sultane, the stick tips in the gothic style, mounted with an under layer of mauve silk, bordered with machine lace in the style of Blonde; A Further Fan, of cream gauze mounted on bone, adorned with sequins surrounding three painted portraits of young ladies. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm; and A Large Late 19th Century Bone Fan, mounted with a double silk leaf, silk satin to the recto and painted with a bold spray of colourful roses and buds, the stems and foliage being continued down onto the gorge. Guard length 14.5cm inches or 37cm (4) £60 - 90
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An Early 20th Century Bone Fan, mounted with a cream double gauze leaf and applied with black machine lace. Guard length 8 inches or 20.5cm. together with A Telescopic Fan, with black wooden sticks mounted with a plain black silk leaf, guard length 7.25 inches or 18.5cm when closed down; A Further Large Black Machine Lace Fan, Late 19th Century, mounted on black wooden sticks, the lace appliqued to black gauze which is painted with birds, contained in a plain wooden fan box, guard length 13.5 inches or 34.5cm; and A Fourth Fan, Late 19th Century, the bone monture lightly carved and pierced, the cream gauze leaf appliqued with cream machine lace, and painted with wild flowers and leaves, five dragonflies in pink and pastel blue flying overhead, details being highlighted with embroidered tiny sequins in blue, silver and gold. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm (5) £70 - 100
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An Elegant Early 20th Century Cream Gauze Fan, the monture of white mother-of-pearl, the leaf embroidered with swags and bows of pale blue ribbon, complementing a profusion of gold sequins of various shapes and sizes, contained in a card fan box covered in cream silk and lined in cream, the inner lid bearing the gold attribution for J Duvelleroy, Regent Street, London and further "Manufactured in Paris". Together with A Black Wooden Fan, the monture clouté in silver metal, the double leaf embroidered with silver sequins; and Two Further Bone Fans, embroidered with sequins, on cream gauze, Regency period one with a barrel head. Guard lengths: 8.5 inches or 22cm; 9.5 inches or 24cm; 6.75 inches or 17cm and 6.5cm or 16.5cm (4) £80 - 120
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A Stroll in the Park: An Early 20th Century Pale Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, lightly silvered and gilded with classical designs, the leaf mounted à l'Anglaise, the recto showing gentlefolk of the early 19th century strolling in the grounds of a fine chateau, watching ducks on the water, relaxing on benches and greeting acquaintances. Centrally one beau sports a military uniform. The verso is plain. Signed Miroty (?). Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with A Paper Advertising Fan by Duvelleroy, Paris, for the "Restaurant de l'Hotel Regina Paris", the central cartouche showing the sumptuous interior, with a side vignette to the left showing the view of the city with the Eiffel Tower and other monuments, taken from the hotel balcony, and a further vignette showing the hotel's exterior, taken from the Tuilleries' gardens. The verso is plain. Guard length 9 inches or 23cm (2) £80 - 120
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An Early 20th Century Fan, the tortoiseshell monture plain but with attractive mottling. The double leaf, silk to the recto and cotton to the verso, features a central vignette of a suitor attempting to impress his chosen lady, who is seated on a bench and listening politely. Two side vignettes feature gardens, one in the Spring with early flowers, the other in Winter with birds in the skies. The borders and reserves are embroidered with tiny gold and silver sequins, serving to emphasise the paintings and additional features of floral baskets. Guard length 8.75 inches or 22cm. Together with A Hinged Fan Box covered in woven silk brocade, gold braid to the edges, catches for closure, cream damask silk lining, and the inner lid carries the label for Nathalie, 187a Sloane street, London; And A Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture plain, the double gauze leaf, in cream, embroidered with gold sequins of various sizes and shapes, in a regular design featuring a deeper top border. Contained in a card fan box with an outer pattern of blue roses. Guard length 8 inches or 20.5cm (3) £80 - 120
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A 1920's Advertising Fan, of fontange form, advertising "The Haymarket Kit Cat Club" (London), showing elegant ladies in period dresses, long pearls and bobbed hairstyles, their partners in dinner suits, one with a monocle, in the foreground a couple partaking of chilled champagne, the gentleman smoking, the lady with a sleeping white cat on her lap. The recto is printed with a profile of the club's building, and again marked "The Haymarket Kit Cat Club". Simple wooden sticks, double paper leaf. Height at centre 9.75 inches or 25cm. Together with A Fontange Advertising Fan for The Metropole Brighton, the wooden sticks painted black and painted in pastels, the paper leaf showing scene including two women in kimonos with deep obis. The verso is plain. Height 8.75 inches or 22cm (2)
First fan: Purchased on 13th May 1980, for £2. The vendor believes this was her Aunt's favourite London night club. £30 - 40
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A Small Early 20th Century Bone Fan, the monture incised and the designs painted in gold. The paper leaf is mounted à l'Anglaise and depicts Rinaldo in the Garden of Armida, with a winged cherub flying above the couple and various attendants and children to the sides. The verso is plain. Guard length 7.75 inches or 20cm. Together with Another Small Fan of a Similar Age, the cream gauze leaf painted with a couple in 18th century costume, scrollwork in gold and finished with embroidered gold sequins. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm; and A Further Fan, a bone brisé, the seventeen inner sticks and two guards carved with pointed and scalloped tips, the main body of the fan carved and pierced into three sections, the central panel undulating. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm (3) £70 - 120
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A 20th Century Cotton Fabric Advertising Fan for the Chateau Azay-le-Rideau on the Loire, built on an island in the Indre river under the patronage of King Francis I during the 16th century. Plain and simple wooden sticks, the verso plain. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with A Paper Advertising Fan of Fontange Form for The Carlton Hotel London, depicting an elegant lady, a gentleman kissing her hand, signed Louis Morin, printed by Maquet G Paris, height 9.25 inches or 23.5cm; and A 19th Century Olive Wood Souvenir Fan, with concealed cockade leaf of the type made in Sorrento (3) £50 - 80
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A Late 19th Century Wooden Brisé Fan, painted with a view of "The Metropole Hotel, Brighton" in a vignette bordered with flowers, fan consisting of fourteen inner sticks and two guards, Together with A 20th Century Paper Fan, advertising the "London and North Eastern Railway, a simple leaf mounted on wooden sticks of the type made in China; Two Similar Fans, advertising "The Great Eastern Hotel" and "The Trocadero restaurant"; A 19th Century Olive Wood Fan, with concealed cockade leaf of the type produced in Sorrento, marked "Ricordo" with a figure in local costume painted on the recto; A Paper Fan, mounted on wooden sticks, these being lightly painted in colour, the leaf showing a group of local musicians and dancers performing before a wealthy couple who observe from the stone balcony of their country property. The verso shows a piper playing for a strolling couple; and A Third Paper Fan, mounted on wooden sticks, the recto showing several finely dressed older children strolling in a park by a stone fountain, perhaps in the early days of courtship, not an adult in sight! The verso shows a group of younger children, playing with a skipping rope. Guard lengths: brisé 7.25 inches or 18.5cm; cockade 9.75 inches, 25cm (7) £50 - 70
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A 20th Century Advertising Fan for "Biere Du Lion", the double paper leaf in shaped fontange form mounted on basic wooden sticks, the recto showing a rather portly drinker holding a huge tankard of frothing beer, his expression one of glee. The recto repeats advertising for the brand. Together with A Bone Fan Advertising Martell Cognac, the recto printed with 18th century gentlefolk picnicking in the countryside, having arrived by horse drawn carriage, the recto plain; A Third Fan Advertises Restaurant Frascati; and A Further Paper Fan Advertises "Maire Café Restaurant Glacier", the recto printed in soft pinks and depicting a wealthy lady holding an open fan accompanied by her Beau, and another couple taking a stroll, the lady being escorted by a soldier in uniform, possibly a Hussar. Guard lengths 9.75 inches or 25cm; 8.5 inches or 22cm; 8.25 inches or 21cm and 7.5 inches or 19cm (4) £40 - 80
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An Advertising Fan by Georges Redon. The French artist (1869-1943) famous for his Art Nouveaux poster work and magazine illustrations, also created a series of humorous fan leaves, this being an example used as advertising for the Carlton Hotel and Restaurant London, depicting a small dog keeping a watchful eye on advances being made towards his mistress by a gentleman with perhaps doubtful intent. Together with A 20th Century Fan, advertising the Pavilion Royale, Bois de Boulogne, the double paper leaf mounted on lightly decorated wooden sticks, the leaf depicting a young maid attempting to evade the advances of a suitor but hampered by grape vines in her path, the reserves with portraits of young and elegant ladies. The verso bears the attribution of P. Tete Evantailliste; and An Advertising Fan, for "Grands Magazins de Nouveautés Les Fils de M. Cieuzel et Cie Le Caire", an imposing store building and showing fashionable ladies walking past, motor cars on the street, circa 1900. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm; 8.5 inches or 22cm; and 9 inches or 23cm (3)
"Le Caire" is French for Cairo, but also the name of a Commune in Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur. However, the car drivers are seated on the right and from 1882 Cairo was occupied by the British, up to the 1950's. £50 - 80
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An Early 20th Century Advertising Fan for "Princes Hotel and Restaurant, Piccadilly London", the double paper leaf mounted on wooden sticks painted white, the recto showing a country maid selling posies of flowers, the reserves decorated with floral swags and classical stone ornaments on which land a pair of white doves. Together with A Shaped Paper Fan Adverting The "May Fair Hotel" and printed with three vignettes in pink and blue, the central study that of perhaps Marie Antoinette, the side vignettes both showing cherubs at play; and An Advertising Fan For "The Midland Hotel Restaurant", the double paper leaf mounted on simple sticks, the recto printed in green and gold on cream and showing two social levels of courting couples. The verso is plain (3) £60 - 90
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A Good American Advertising Fan, early 20th century, for the Café Des Beaux-Arts In New York and the Chateau Des Beaux-Arts, Huntington, NY State, the strongly coloured recto, with details in gold, features centrally a rural scene with a traveller on a path approaching a hilltop village, to the left a classical scene of lovers, possibly Venus and Mars, with Cupid in attendance, and to the right an elegant lady in fine 18th century dress, holding a fan, her companion and two gentlemen in attendance. The verso is equally detailed, with a central cartouche of a couple seated in an elegant wood panelled dining room, the lady in the fine dress of the early 1900's, the cigar-smoking gentleman proffering a gift across the table. Printed by Buissot Eventails with the attribution on both sides. Together with A Fan Advertising the Midland Hotel Restaurant, the double paper leaf printed on the recto with two romantic vignettes showing classical couples, the reserves brightly coloured in orange and gold; and A Third Fan, the leaf not bearing advertising, the name "Princes" etched on the upper guard, the double paper leaf mounted on lightly decorated wooden sticks, depicting a young maid attempting to evade the advances of a suitor but hampered by grape vines in her path, the reserves with portraits of elegant ladies, the verso decorated with classical designs and noted "?? Lyon" in the top corner. (3) £50 - 80
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A Lachelin Advertising Fan for Restaurant Henry, the paper leaf mounted à l'Anglaise on wooden sticks, showing an elegant lady in 18th century robes with engageantes, admiring a fan being proffered by a bewigged young gentleman, to his left a vendor with a tray containing slim boxes, presumably holding fans. The recto features the verse/poem written in 18th century French, "Au milieu des chaleurs extremes, Heureux d'amufer vos loifirs, Je ne veux pres de vous, Je ne veux pres de vous qu'appeler les zéphirs, Les amours y viendront d'eux memes" (Quatrain XVIII), and is further annotated "Simu-Aquarelle Devambez". The verso is printed "Eventail B Lachelin, Paris, 32 Avenue de L'Opera". Together with A 1902 Advertising Fan for the Hotel De Paris - Monte Carlo, Signed L Vallet 1902, further attribution to "Devambez Paris ", the double paper leaf mounted on plain wooden sticks. The recto shows a dining table in an intimate setting within an elegant restaurant, a lady in stylish evening wear from the early 19th century, escorted by a uniformed officer, the waiter showing the couple to their table, oblivious of a rival suitor, also in uniform, approaching from the rear. The verso is plain (2) £100 - 150
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A Commemorative Fan for The Centenary (1776 To 1876) of The International Exhibition at The Art Gallery, Philadelphia. Marked on the lower guard as "patented May 4th 1876" and on the upper guard as "registered June 8th 1876". Double paper leaf printed recto with and verso with simple bamboo sticks. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm £50 - 80
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A 19th Century Wooden Cockade Fan, the elegant frame with turned wood handle, the lower section of which can be unscrewed for storage, the brass sliding mechanism facilitating the appearance of a green silk cockade fan edged with a narrow border of black machine lace. Finished with a slim green silk tassel. Length when closed down 13.5 inches or 34cm; A 19th Century Shaped Face Screen or Fixed Fan, the recto of Berlin wool work featuring a shield, divided vertically into two, to the right with three red crosses and to the left, a lion. Another lion's head is atop the inner design. The handle is of turned wood. Overall height 16.5 inches or 42cm; and A Most Unusual Cockade Fan, contained within a large and rather crudely made holder in the shape of a huge medieval key, created in the same fashion as a "cigar fan". Length 11 inches or 28cm (3) £100 - 160
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Three Glazed Fan Shaped Frames, 19th/20th century, empty, two of matching size and one particularly large, all lined with fabric and finished in gold paint. Diameter 24 inches or 61cm for the smaller frames and 34 inches or 86.5cm for the large frame, the latter French, the label on the back showing a framer in Cannes £30 - 50
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A Small 19th Century Feather Fan, the monture of faux tortoiseshell, the body of the feathers in a vibrant green, the tips from a pheasant. The green feathers have been painted with tiny pink roses. Guard length 5 inches or 12cm, overall height to tip of central feather 8.25 inches or 21cm. Together with A Large Circa 1900 Female Ostrich Feather Fan, in the customary shades of brown and cream, the monture tortoiseshell; A Further Black Ostrich Feather Fan, with a small monture of a man-made substance (only 6 central sticks); and A Fourth Fan, again with a man made monture, mounted with short white feathers (4) £60 - 100
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A 19th Century Tortoiseshell Brisé Fan, topped with iridescent blue feathers, the upper guard with a metal monogram, perhaps "E M", sixteen inner sticks and two guards. Guard length 9.5 inches, 24/28cm increasing to 11.5 inches with the feathers. Together with A Small Folding Faux Tortoiseshell Fan, the feathers green and speckled, and 5.5 inches or 14cm when closed (2) £60 - 90
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A Victorian Feather Fan, mounted on faux tortoiseshell sticks, the deep turquoise border feathers supplemented with orange and brown, a central panel featuring a pair of birds, probably pheasants, made from feathers, with some lightly painted background detail. Guard length 5.25 inches or 13.5cm, overall height 8.25 inches or 21cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 23rd October 1979 for £15.00 £50 - 70
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A Fine 19th Century Feather Fan, the mother-of-pearl monture almost iridescent in shades of dark green and mauve, the guard tips gently rounded, complementing the iridescent and beautifully marked feathers from the body of a peacock, arranged in a striking format giving movement to the fan. On the verso, the lower guard is marked "Duvelleroy" in gold. Guard length 7 inches or 18cm, height to top of the central feathers 10 inches or 26cm £200 - 400
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Marcella 1889: A Late 19th Century Feather Fan, the female ostrich feathers mounted on tortoiseshell sticks, the upper guard applied with the name Marcella and the date 1889 in silver metal. Height at centre 18.5 inches or 47cm, span 28.5 inches or 72.5cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 5th December 1978 for £18.00 £70 - 100
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A Circa 1900 Fixed Feather Fan, of the type carried for court presentation, with an unusual and interesting combination of colours resulting from the use of Swansdown and Egret feathers to supplement female ostrich feathers. The single tortoiseshell handle is shaped mid-way and at the tip. The section of the fan containing the egret feather may well be detachable to form a hair ornament. Height 22.5 inches or 57cm
Purchased in 1978 from the Chelsea Antiques market. £80 - 120
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An Early 20th Century White Ostrich Feather Fan, the extravagant length of the feathers giving the fan a luxurious and decadent appearance, the tortoiseshell gorge sticks being unusually paired with guards of a slightly more coffee colour and man-made. Overall height in the centre approx. 27 inches or 69cm, overall span at widest point approx. 46 inches or 118cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on August 17th 1978 for £35.00 £200 - 400
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A Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Royal Blue Ostrich Feather Fan, the shade uncommon, the sticks of tortoiseshell. Together with A Feather Fan for a young girl, the faux tortoiseshell sticks mounted with short but fairly frothy and curled white ostrich feathers. Overall height mid fan 18.5 inches or 47cm, 29.5cm or 75cm span 29.5cm. White fan: height 10.5 inches or 27cm (2)
The blue feather fan was purchased in 1977 for £29.00 £80 - 150
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An Early 20th Century Strong Strawberry Red Ostrich Feather Fan, with four tortoiseshell gorge sticks and two guards, the luxurious long feathers gently curled. Overall height 25 inches or 63.cm, span 25 inches or 64cm
Previously the property of the Hon. Mrs Butler. Purchased at Christie's SK on 17th August 1978 for £15.00 £120 - 150
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An Early 20th Century Raspberry Pink/Slightly Shaded Ostrich Feather Fan, the feathers mounted on particularly shiny pink mother-of-pearl, with five gorge sticks and two guards. Overall height 25.5 inches or 65cm, span at widest point 25 inches or 65cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 5th December 1978, with another, for £35.00 £120 - 150
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Churchill: An Extravagant White Ostrich Feather Fan, the frothy feathers mounted on white mother-of-pearl sticks, the tips of the guards shaped in Art Deco style. Contained in a sturdy box bearing the remains of a paper correspondence label stating "White Feather Fan presented to Mrs Churchill by the people of Cape Town 1945 (correspondence within)". Metal loop. Overall height 23 inches or 59cm, span when open 44 inches or 112cm
Presumed by the vendor to have belonged to Clementine Churchill, wife of Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister up to 1945. Certainly, the presentation of an Ostrich feather fan of such quality would be an appropriate gift from the region £100 - 200
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A Vibrant Late 19th Century Wooden Fan, the monture painted black, the double black silk leaf painted each side with figures in the Burmese fashion, seemingly engaged in ceremonial dancing. The recto, of shiny silk satin, shows a whole host of figures in decorative ceremonial dress, ready to dance and provide other entertainment for an important couple, seated on a throne at the centre top of the leaf, and shaded by a parasol. The verso, in a thinner, matt silk, shows three lady dancers, accompanied by musicians and a younger male, amongst exotic flowering trees. Guard length 14.75 inches or 37.5cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on December 5th 1978. £70 - 100
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A Vibrant Pair of Crescent-Shaped Indian Fixed Fans, Pankha, possibly from Gujarat, made from a sturdy beige cloth and woven plant fibre overlaid with panels of red, green and black cloth elaborately embellished with metal threads, sequins and beetle wing, the long shaped handles of wood painted red, with cream and green detail. Overall length approx. 17 inches or 43cm £60 - 100
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Fans Across The World: A Quantity of 19th Century Fans, to include two fixed "flag" fans, woven from fibres, one embroidered with a peacock; A folding fan with individual panels mounted on horn, the sticks of several colours, the panels emulating feathers and coloured in teal and soft red, with gold highlights; a fixed fan on horn handle and frame; another fixed fan on light horn with an attractive and detailed pierced leaf highlighted in gold (the last 3 fans probably pierced and painted Buffalo hide and Buffalo horn, from Sumatra); a small woven fibre fixed fan with dyed purple fibre detail, and a fixed fan with wood handle and a pierced leaf, embroidered in green wool, a rose as the central feature (7) £80 - 120
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