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A 19th Century or Early 20th Century Double Cockade Fan, possibly from the Pralin islands in the Seychelles, from the very rare Coco de Mer palm, some of the sticks painted dark green or purple for interest. Together with A 19th Century Single Cockade Fan, probably sandalwood, with a fibre rosette in the centre (2) £80 - 120
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A Calendar Fan For 1913, Japanese, showing a samurai warrior, a karate session, a junk on the water, ladies wearing kimonos, the National flag and other suitable scenes and objects. The double paper leaf is mounted on simple wooden sticks. The verso is plain cream with green speckles. Together with A 19th Century Olive Wood Fan, with concealed cockade leaf, of the type produced in Sorrento, painted with a bird in flight and the word "souvenir"; and Two Further Fans, one a tourist fan from Cuba the other similar from Egypt. Guard lengths 9 inches or 23cm, 9.75 inches or 25cm, 11.25 inches or 28.5cm. (4) £50 - 70
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An Early 20th Century Small Belgian Bobbin Lace Fan, probably Bruges, the leaf mounted on white mother-of-pearl, contained in a cream card fan box lined in cream silk. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with A Slightly Larger But Similar Bruges Bobbin Lace Fan, mounted on white mother-of-pearl, contained in a card fan box with olive green exterior (4) £70 - 100
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An Unusual Circa 1880's White Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture overlaid à la Sultane, lightly engraved, the alternating cream silk panels mainly appliqued with Brussels bobbin lace, one end panel with tatting, the upper border of needle lace. The verso is plain cream silk, and the shaped loop holds a cream silk tassel, decorated with curled gold metal wire, the very top a knot and toggle in gold metal thread. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm. Together with a card fan box covered in cream silk, the padded silk interior marked in gold for the retailer, J.D. Vickery, Regent Street W £80 - 120
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A Circa 1880's Century Green/Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, with an attractively shaped head, mounted with silk and overlaid with Brussels bobbin appliqué lace in a floral design. The verso is plain cream silk. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm £100 - 150
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An Early 20th Century Fan, the monture of pink mother-of-pearl, the bone ribs overlaid with a light and airy bobbin lace leaf in mainly tape lace with fillings and joined with brides. The loop is embellished with an ornate cream silk tassel incorporating metal thread. Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm. Together with a card fan box covered in floral paper, lined with cream silk (2) £120 - 150
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A 19th Century Fan, the wooden monture painted brightly in gold, the double leaf of a vibrant blue silk satin, a fragment of 18th century bobbin lace applied to the top as a border, telescopic action, the verso plain. Guard length 7 inches or 18cm when closed. Together with A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Bone Fan, mounted with a double leaf, strong blue silk satin to the recto overlaid with white bobbin lace, the harebell shaped flowers in tape lace, the borders and reserves in "cucumber" lace. With a darker blue silk to the verso, the size 9.75 inches or 25cm; and Four Items Of Antique Lace, to include a Normandy lace circular table centre, a bobbin runner, a Maltese handkerchief and a machine lace shawl collar edged with tapelace £80 - 120
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A Late 19th Century Brussels Bobbin Applique Lace Fan, backed with cream gauze and mounted on white mother-of-pearl sticks. The design is fairly unusual being a sweeping spray of flowers from one side of the leaf to the other. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm. Contained in an unlabelled card fan box covered with cream silk satin. A Large Late 19th Century Black Machine Lace Fan, the leaf mounted on plain tortoiseshell sticks. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm (3)
Second fan: Purchased at Sotheby's on May 1st 1980, one of two fans, for £22.00
Provenance: the fan was purchased privately in 1984, for £100. Miss Kennedy was told that the fan had belonged to the then vendor's grandmother, a Miss Herbert of the family who owned Muckross Abbey in Ireland, a famous beauty spot near Killarney, and now a National Museum. £90 - 140
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A Good Black Bobbin Lace Fan, both the monture and the ribs of tortoiseshell, the leaf designed with a large spray of flowers beneath scrolling. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29cm. Together with A Late 19th or Early 20th Century Cream Gauze Fan, the leaf mounted on cream painted wooden sticks, shaped and carved and pierced. The gauze leaf is painted with dainty daises and cornflowers and applied with seven horizontal bands of a deeper cream ribbon. When folded these ribbons protrude from the side of the fan, an unusual feature. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm (2)
First fan: Purchased at the Chelsea Antique Market in London in 1978.
Second fan: Purchased on 17th May 1979 for £40.00 £100 - 150
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An Early 20th Century White Mother-of Pearl Fan, mounted with a light and airy tape lace leaf, with complex fillings, and brides. Guard length 8 inches or 20.5cm. Together with a cream card fan box, the inside bearing the Russian retailer's label for "Alexander, manufacturer of parasols and fans, St Petersburg". Written in Old Russian (2) £150 - 200
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A Fine and Large Late 19th Century Mixed Brussels Lace Fan, the green/pink mother-of-pearl carved, pierced and gilded, the gorge featuring doves, a wedding ring and a box. The mother-of-pearl ribs continue under the lace leaf, itself featuring competent workmanship, the leaves with pronounced veins and good roses, and fine and intricate fillings. Guard length 14 inches or 36cm
Purchased at Bonhams on May 16th 1980 for £80 £150 - 200
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A Circa 1880's Bone Fan with Telescopic Action, the leaf of salmon pink satin applied with four motifs of cream Honiton bobbin lace with good leadwork fillings. The loop is finished with a salmon pink silk tassel with some metal thread embellishment. Extended length 9.75 inches or 25cm. Together with A Small Brussels Point De Gaze Fan, the lace mounted on carved, pierced, silvered and gilded white Mother-of-pearl sticks, the gorge with attractive detail. Guard length 10 inches or 25.5cm (2) £120 - 180
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An Early 20th Century Brussels Mixed Lace Fan, the leaf mounted on white mother-of-pearl, the upper guard with a gold metal monogram, and a seven ball crown. The leaf is mainly formed from bobbin lace, with a needlelace motif in the centre. Contained in a cream card fan box covered in silk. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Together with A Small Early 20th Century Silk Fan, mounted on cream sticks of a man made material, the silk leaf depicting Rinaldo in the Gardens of Armida. Guard length 7.75 inches or 19.5cm (2)
This leaf is known to have been available in the uncut form as a gift from one of the Ladies Magazines and in at least two sizes. The uncut form has the name of the scene and the magazine name printed beneath the image. These fan leaves could be taken to a fan maker for mounting, as presumably this one was £80 - 120
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A Circa 1880's Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, both guards applied with plaques in white Mother-of-pearl which are carved and shaped to feature a lattice and flowers. The silk/satin leaf, of eau de nil, is applied with floral motifs of Mixed Brussels lace. The verso is plain silk of the same shade. £80 - 120
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A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Brussels Point De Gaze Needlelace Fan, the leaf mounted on pink Mother-of-pearl with gilded decoration. The leaf is designed with a large spray of roses, with detail to the petals, accompanied by smaller flowers and foliage. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Contained in a card fan box covered in cream silk. Together with An Edwardian Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture unadorned, mounted with a leaf of black gauze edged with black machine lace, the lace descending towards the centre to wrap round a spray of flowers painted in sort greens, lemon and cream. Contained in a shaped pink card fan box embellished with silver to the outer lid and lined with cream silk (4) £150 - 200
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A Good Circa 1880s Fan of Brussels Point De Gaze Needlelace, the leaf mounted on tortoiseshell sticks, the ribs being a continuation of tortoiseshell from the gorge. The lace, of dark cream, has a central spray of flowers, balanced to each side with further flowers and quite linear foliage, the design being bordered with a regular design including roses and leaves. The ground is hand made. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm. Together with A Cream Card Fan Box, the upper lid marked in god with the lion and unicorn device, and "By Appointment Perfumer to the King J. FLORIS 39 Jermyn Street, London" (2) £150 - 180
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A Circa 1870's Fan, with a handmade lace leaf mounted on pink mother-of-pearl sticks and ribs, the upper guard bearing a gold metal monogram "CH" with a coronet above. The leaf, of Brussels bobbin appliqué, is worked with a floral design. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. Together with A Mixed Belgian Lace Fan, the leaf mounted on pink mother-of-pearl, the lace design and workmanship possibly Ghent, with scrolling and use of whole and half stitch, one layer of raised petals to the central flowers. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm (2) £150 - 250
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A Brussels Mixed Lace Fan, circa 1890's, the monture of carved and gilded pink mother-of-pearl. The leaf, worked with mainly bobbin lace, features a central cartouche of Brussels needlelace in a floral/rose design with raised petals. Contained in a card Duvelleroy fan box covered in red silk. Guard length 12.25 inches or 31cm
Purchased at Christie's on March 23rd 1978. £200 - 250
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A Circa 1880's Fan of Green/Pink Mother-of-pearl, the monture unadorned save for a line detail to the edges of the guards. The leaf is of 18th c Point de Venise needle lace of the traditional small scale design. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27cm
Provenance: Purchased from Skinners auctioneers in Boston, USA, in 1983 £250 - 300
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A Circa 1880's French Pink Mother-of Pearl Fan, the monture in the demi-Sultane form with four outer serpentine sticks to each side overlaid onto the cream gauze leaf. The gauze, painted and signed by Bolliat, depicts a pensive lady dressed in flowing robes, attended by two winged cherubs, doves, flowers and insects filling any void. The gauze is bordered with Brussels Point de Gaze needlace with a rose and leaf design. Together with an unlabelled card fan box covered in white silk. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29cm
Purchased at Christie's SK in 1985 for £200 £200 - 500
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A Late 19th Century Lace Fan, the leaf of Brussels bobbin appliqué backed with gauze, mounted on white mother-of-pearl, the upper guard with a carved initial "C". Contained within a turquoise blue satin covered fan box with the label for "Vernier-Chardin, 19 rue Auber, Paris", the initials "CC" in gold on the lid exterior. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm
Purchased at Phillips London on the first of September 1983 for £100.
Noted in that catalogue "Formerly the property of Princess Catherine Caratheodori whose husband, the Regent of Samos, represented the Ottoman Empire at the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II in 1896". £300 - 600
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A Late 19th Century Belgian Bobbin Lace Fan Leaf, mounted on white mother-of-pearl, the workmanship of particular note and quality, with delicate fillings, unusual flower shapes and the lace executed in whole and half stitch to give definition and detail. Possibly an element of Ghent design. Together with a cream card fan box. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29cm £300 - 600
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A Circa 1880's Pink Mother-of-Pearl Fan, the monture elaborately carved, the gorge also delicately incised to the centre with a spray of flowers. The head is shaped to produce a frilly shell effect when the fan is open. The leaf, a floral design worked in Black Chantilly lace, is backed with pale pink gauze. Contained in a fan box covered in black silk and lined in cream silk with the addition of ribbon ties to secure the fan, the inside lid marked in gold for Duvelleroy London 167 Regent Street. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm £300 - 600
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A Fine Circa 1880's Figurative Black Chantilly Lace Fan, the leaf mounted on Tortoiseshell, the upper guard applied with a monogram. The central panel of the lace is worked with an eagle, ducks, a deer, a stag, and a bridge, with a chinoiserie element to the background. The leaf is backed with a plain cream gauze. Guard length 10.75 inches or 17.5cm
Purchased in an Antiques shop in 1979 for £25.00 £400 - 700
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Royal Connection: Circa 1880's, A Brussels Bobbin Lace Fan, with painted birds, attributed to HRH Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, the 9th and youngest of her daughters and her favourite child. The central panel, of cream silk, painted with a variety of detailed and colourful birds, is bordered with Brussels bobbin appliqué, the leaf being mounted on white mother-of-pearl, carved and pierced, silvered and gilded, the elaborate gorge backed with thin mother-of-pearl, most likely burgau. Contained in a card fan box covered in lilac fabric and accompanied by a visiting card inscribed "With Best Wishes from Beatrice" and printed "Princess Beatrice, Kensington Palace". Guard length 11 inches or 28cm
Purchased at Christie's on August 2nd 1983 for £160. Exhibited at the Royal fans exhibition at Harewood House in 1986, catalogue No 99
HRH Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) was known to be a keen artist and photographer £500 - 800
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A Very Fine and Unusual Brussels Lace Fan, the leaf mounted on pierced and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks, the pearl continuing to form the ribs, the monture from circa 1900 but the lace slightly earlier circa 1880's. The lace is central to a leaf which also consists of gauze painted with Violets and Forget Me Nots, giving a very light and airy appearance. The needlelace, of fine quality, is worked with a coat of arms, said to be those of the Princesse Annie de Lusignan. A handwritten note to this effect is present. The loop is of gold metal. Contained in a fitted fan box, the exterior of maroon leather. Guard length 14 inches or 35.5cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 23rd October 1979 for £160.00
This fan was exhibited at the Royal Fans Exhibition at Harewood House near Leeds in June to September 1986. Catalogue reference No 160, page 63, describes the lace leaf as "worked with the arms of Lusignan surmounted by a crown and mantled". £1200 - 2000
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A Japanese Fixed Fan of Bamboo, advertising The Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan, carrying the railway timetables and destinations, and information for the tram cars. The hotel is described as providing First Class accommodation with electric light and natural hot springs. The verso is painted with an outdoor scene including a locust and foliage. Height 15.75 inches or 40cm. Together with A Japanese Paper Dance Fan, mounted on bamboo sticks, cord details entwined around the upper sections of the guards. The recto is painted in pastel colours, depicting figures crossing a river on a raft, a simple fire burning, and rural habitation in the foreground. The recto is painted with winter pine branches and cones. Guard length 13 inches or 33cm (2)
Fixed fan: Purchased at Christie's SK on 13th May 1980 for £15.00.
Folding fan: Purchased at Bonhams on 3rd of October 1979 for £25.00 £50 - 70
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A Circa 1880's Japanese Ivory Fan, both the gorge sticks and guards inlaid with Shibayama, of vines and flowers. The paper leaf is a wood cut in colour of a riverside scene, featuring a lady and dog to the left, the lady in conversation with a pedlar or other tradesman, to the right of whom an elegant lady in ornate kimono and carrying a parasol is also engaged in conversation with another. The leaf is signed/ stamped to the left. The verso shows several butterflies or insects approaching a clump of delicate wild flowers. An ivory ojime, painted and inlaid, hangs from a cord with a double cream silk tassel. Guard length 14 inches or 35.5cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on August 2nd 1983 for £65.00 £250 - 500
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An 1870's to 1880's Japanese Ivory Fan, the monture embellished with gold lacquer, featuring birds, cranes and others, and foliage, the guards also inlaid with shibayama, tiny pink blossoms and some tinges of green. The double paper leaf is embroidered in coloured silks with flowers and birds and the fan is finished with an embossed silver metal loop, and a silk tassel bearing an ojime painted in gold. Contained in a fan box of black and gold lacquer. Guard length 13 inches or 33cm
Purchased from Philips London on 1st September 1983 for £180.00 £400 - 600
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A Late 19th Century Japanese Ivory Fan, the guards lacquered in gold featuring birds in flight, perched on bamboo, and a crane beneath, both inlaid with small areas of Shibayama to highlight the vegetation. The gorge has similar lacquer decoration with birds, branches and butterflies. The double leaf, painted in pastels, depicts a river scene with small rural settlement, the points of some of the rooves serving to draw the eye to Mount Fuji towering in the distance. Subtle gold highlights give interest to the leaf. The verso is painted in similar colours with a rocky outcrop where birds seek blossoms and ducks and other wild fowl gather to seek feed and rest. Silver metal shaped and embossed loop, the black lacquer fan box having a catch decorated in similar fashion. Guard length 16 inches or 41cm (2) £600 - 800
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A Late 19th Century Japanese Ivory Tanto, the knife handle and sheath extravagantly decorated with monkeys, carved and detailed in brown, with black painted eyes, lacquered, in various poses, and delightful expressions. One looks at a butterfly, another holds a shell, others are feeding. Two slightly wider central bands around the opening are carved with scaled beasts. Length 15.25 inches or 39cm. Circumference approx. 5.5 inches or 12.5cm Blade length 7.75 inches or 19.5cm
See also pages 36 and 37 in "Facher" by Marie-Louise and Gunter Barish and The German Fan Museum at Bielefeld, for illustrations of similar work on a Japanese ivory brisé fan £300 - 600
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A 20th Century Chinese Fixed Fan of Lacquered Wood, the circular frame containing a cream silk panel delicately embroidered recto/verso with a basket a flowering rose tree within, a bird perched on the handle. Height 17.25 inches or 43.5cm. Together with A 19th Century Mandarin Fan, the double paper leaf bordered in pink, mounted on wooden sticks, lacquered in black and decorated in gold, with a depiction of figures in a garden and two in a boat. The recto shows robed figures with applied ivory faces, the verso painted with flowers and foliage and a butterfly. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm. (2)
First fan: Purchased from an Antiques market in 1978. £150 - 300
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A 20th Century Chinese Paper Fan, mounted on interesting wooden sticks, Qing Dynasty, with an unusual carved ivory feature at the head, of perhaps the Chinese "Palm Fan" shape, or a sleeping bat (?), the cream leaf painted recto/verso with flowers and exotic birds, and featuring possibly a Chinese Poem. Artist's stamps. Guard length 12.5 inches 31.5cm
Purchased from an Antiques Fair in 1977.
Research in progress with regard to the text. Help from the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China (via Tom de Leo, former FCI member) so far explains that two of the panels of text relate to an officer in the East Han dynasty, one panel refers to a war in the Western Zhou dynasty, and the other is a part of a Chinese poem of "Qian Zi Wen" which means 1000 characters text. The poem has 1000 characters and has been used to teach Chinese characters to children since the sixth century £70 - 100
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A Late 19th Century Chinese Fan, with white feathers mounted on bone, Qing Dynasty, the recto painted with warriors or martial arts practitioners, bordered by flowers, the white feathers tipped with peacock feathers. Overall height 13 inches or 33cm to include the feathers. Together with A Further Chinese White Feather Fan, mounted on pierced bone, the feathers of alternate colours in teal, yellow, pink, blue and cream, painted with flowers and tipped with marabou.
Overall height 11.25 inches or 28.5cm to include the feathers (2)
First fan: Purchased at Christie's SK on December 5th 1978 for £20 £80 - 100
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An Unusual Pair of Black Lacquer 19th Century Face Screens or Fixed Fans, of asymmetrical form, painted in gold in the chinoiserie style with robed figures, foliage and buildings, the versos with delicate flowers attracting a dragonfly and a butterfly, mounted on turned wood handles. Together with A Single Black Lacquer Face Screen or Fixed Fan, of rectangular form, the gold decoration in chinoiserie style showing a robed, seated figure with another figure of lower social standing carrying provisions on a shoulder pole to a building in the background, the whole decorated with foliage and stylised trees, the turned wooden handle painted in many colours; and An Unmounted Black Lacquer Face Screen, painted in subtle gold with tinges of red, with a pair of oriental fishermen by a stream. Length of pair: To the highest raised point approx. 14 inches or 36cm. The single screen, approx. 15.75 inches or 40cm (4) £70 - 100
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China: A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Face Screens, the handles of bone, each embellished with a silk rosette and mother-of-pearl button at the shoulder, the screen of white feathers painted with pink and lilac flowers, and a butterfly to the verso; An Early 20th Century Face Screen or Fixed Fan, Japanese, the handle lacquered in black with subtle gold detail, the screen covered in silk crepe and painted with flowers in pastel colours, with the figure of a Japanese lady in padded relief, her head and hair in paper. Together with A Small Wood and Paper Screen, in plain colours, A Pair of Larger Screens, with subtle painting, and A Modern Example with birds recto/verso, and A Chinese Paper Fan with red stamps and black floral Art. Length of padded screen 14.25 inches or 36cm; length of Chinese screens 13.5 inches or 34cm. Chinese paper fan 9.5 inches or 24.5cm (8) £40 - 70
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A Circa 1830's to 40's Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, the twenty three inner sticks and one guard carved throughout with buildings, figures and stylised foliage. Contained in a well -fitting fan box covered with 18th century yellow/floral weave silk brocade. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm £80 - 150
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A Circa 1830's Chinese Cabriolet Fan, Qing Dynasty, the monture of carved and pierced bone. The double paper leaf, predominantly in blue, is painted with a central cartouche of figures on a terrace and two further vignettes depicting ornamental pheasants, the reserves painted with flowers and auspicious symbols. The verso, in lilac, is of similar design.
Contained in a fitted lacquer box, the exterior painted with figures and butterflies in gold, the interior lid painted with a colourful long-tailed bird and flowers. Guard length 8.5 inches or 21.5cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 2nd August 1983 for £70.00 £300 - 600
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A Mid-18th Century Chinese Fan, Qing Dynasty, the gorge sticks of gilded ivory depicting a scaled beast, the guards of lacquered wood inset with mother-of-pearl and painted in gold and finished with tortoiseshell thumb guards. The vellum leaf, painted in lilac recto/verso, and mounted à l'Anglaise, shows the presentation by two robed men of a gilded dish, the recipient seated on a dais and clearly of import. A lady reclines to the left, being fanned by a maid, whereas to the right the scene changes to feature three deer, one with antlers. The verso shows a lady seated under a tree, a newcomer being presented to her by a servant. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm
Purchased at Phillips London on October 31st 1985, for £286.00 £200 - 400
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A Circa 1830-40's Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, the twenty-one inner sticks and two guards featuring a central oval containing foliage, surrounded by quite large buildings and figures going about their daily life, one astride a horned beast, and others delivering provisions. The tips and guards feature scaly beasts with coiled bodies and large birds with outstretched wings. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm £350 - 600
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A Good Chinese Carved Ivory Fan, Qing Dynasty, the deeply carved monture mounted à l'Anglaise with a cream gauze leaf embroidered with pastel silks in pink, lilac and green. Contained in the original fitted box of black lacquer, gold figural decoration to the exterior, and a cream silk lining to the lid painted with large birds and varied flowers. Finished with a double cream silk tassel. Guard length 11.5 inches or 29.5cm £400 - 800
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An Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, in mainly black and gold, some light touches of red highlighting, especially to the guards. The recto features a central cartouche showing an impressive building with pagoda roof and a man seated outside waiting for his attendants who are attending to his needs. The side vignettes, of an unusual pear shape, feature rural locations, each with two figures. The tips of each fan stick, of which there are nineteen inner sticks and two guards, each feature individual figures going about their daily tasks, carrying wood, fishing, both rurally and close to different buildings. The verso is similar but features several figures, one carrying a flowing standard, another leading a horse with rider, a large building with pagoda roof behind. The side panel to the left features a servant serving refreshment to his master, and to the right a figure rides an ox. The tips feature different figures and activities to those on the recto. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm. Together with A Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, circa 1840, with sixteen inner sticks and two guards. The guards are very intricately carved with perhaps a bat, and a dragon looking up at two figures amongst foliage. The stick tips feature robed figures and different beasts, a dragon curling its body at each side across several sticks. The main body of the fan is carved with unusual buildings and in the centre a figure on horseback with his attendants. Two figures hold open fans. The verso is uncarved. Guard length 7.25 inches or 18.5cm (2) £600 - 700
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A Large and Unusual 18th Century Chinese Carved Ivory Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, the twenty-three inner sticks contained within two guards stained a shade of subtle raspberry. The carving, in bands, features dragons, bats and a wider band of boats, buildings and stylised trees. Four further borders, in decreasing size and detail, are carved beneath. The tips feature winged beasts crossing several sticks. Guard length 8.25 inches or 21cm
Purchased at Christie's SK on 17th May 1979 together with a second fan, for £75.00 £700 - 1200
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A Good Chinese Carved Ivory Fan, Qing Dynasty, the guards deeply carved, mounted with painted white feathers and tipped with marabou, in a fitted black lacquer box, this being lined with blue silk, the inside lid divided into three panels with figures wearing silk robes, having applied ivory faces, several holding fans, bordered with vibrant flowers. The painting on the leaf is fresh and colourful, depicting four large long-tailed birds, their plumage yellow and brown, their tails white, noting the arrival of a smaller colourful bird with blue tipped wings and tail, wishing to join those already present at each side. The birds have found a grassy bank with low branches and surrounded by vibrant blossoms, berries and leaves, in strong pinks, lilac, and blue. The verso is painted with peacocks, one with tail feathers on full display, perched on a branch amid vibrant flowers and accompanied by butterflies. The fan is completed with a silk tassel in three colours, and a carved ivory oval toggle. Guard length 11 inches or 28cm plus marabou £500 - 700
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A Circa 1870's Chinese Asymmetrical Fan, Qing Dynasty, the double paper leaf painted and applied with figures with ivory faces and silk robes, the scene showing the arrival of a dignitary. The wooden sticks are lacquered in black with gold decoration. Contained in an original fitted lacquer fan box, in black with gold decoration with figures, the lid lined in purple silk painted with an exotic bird and bright and varied flowers. Guard length 11.75 inches or 30cm
Purchased at Phillips London on 20th May 1982 for £150.00 £800 - 1200
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A Large and Unusual Chinese Export Black Lacquer Fan, circa 1860 to 1870's, Qing Dynasty, the sticks shaped and gilded with roundels, figures and flowers, and continuing up the leaf across alternate folds, à la Sultane. The gorge painting recto/verso features a gathering in a garden. The guards and shoulders of the fan are painted with coin (qian) or charm roundels with Chinese characters. Nine of these charms on a cord are auspicious, symbolising uninterrupted happiness, and there are eighteen here. The characters are usually inscriptions designed to bring good luck or fortune, or to ward off misfortune. The paper leaf visible between the sticks is painted vertically with flowers, birds and butterflies. The verso is brightly painted with flowers, birds and blossom. Guard length 14.75 inches or 27.5cm
Purchased in 1978 in the Chelsea Antiques market, London.
See also page 176 of Der Facher by Christl Kammerl for a Chinese lacquer fan in the Sultane form. £500 - 1000
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A Circa 1840's Chinese Carved Tortoiseshell Brisé Fan, Qing Dynasty, having a large central oval surrounding a smaller oval, the latter containing the carved initials MA. The fan is carved with figures at various activities, perhaps sport, in particular the guards, buildings and a boat. To the right two men arrive on horseback. The twenty-one inner sticks and two guards have straight tips. The verso is uncarved. Guard length 7.5 inches or 19cm £1000 - 2000
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