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AN EDWARDIAN FAN gilt bone guards and sticks, silk leaves painted with musical trophies and a courting couple surrounded by floral garlands and ribbons, sequin embroidery, signed Pautrel, c.1900; reverse plain 19 cms £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FAN with painted wood guards and sticks with chinoiserie decoration, plain paper leaves with scalloped edges, late 18th century; 25 cms £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A BRUSSELS LACE FAN with engraved and pierced mother of pearl guards and sticks, lace leaves of floral design, late 19th century; 28 cms and another lace fan with blond tortoiseshell sticks, late 19th century; 21.5 cms (2) with boxes £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A CHINOISERIE FAN ivory guards with gilt decoration and inset tortoiseshell panels carved with masks and plumes, pale wood or bamboo sticks, silvered paper leaves with gilt decoration of different motifs including birds, leaves & various emblems on both sides, 18th century; 27 cms £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EMBROIDERED FAN mother of pearl guards & sticks engraved, silvered & gilt, cream silk leaves, embroidered and sequinned with baskets of flowers, late 19th century; 21 cms £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A "RAINBOW" FAN bone guards and sticks, paper leaves painted with graduated colours of the rainbow, 19th century; 21 cms £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A CHINOISERIE FAN bone guards and sticks, alternately plain and stained pink, the paper leaves with Chinese medallions reserved on a silvered and pink-striped ground, 18th century; 28 cms £150-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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THE ORACLE, BOOK OF FATE:- A fan with plain wood guards and sticks, paper leaves with coloured engraved designs, tables, questions & instructions on both sides. In the centre is a wheel of fortune below winged figures and on the reverse depictions of the Gods with attributes linked to them and texts below proclaiming the reader's fate, c.1800; 25 cms £300-500 (+ 30% BP*)
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CONUNDRUM:- A fan with plain wood guards and sticks, paper leaves printed with various verses in English and French and musical scores. The reverse with Lady Townsend's Magic Circle. Published Jan 21 1791 by John Cock & Co, 21 Wood St; 25 cms £300-500 (+ 30% BP*) See Schreiber no:204 and 205 unmounted section and CSK May 22 2001 lot 206
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TWO 18TH CENTURY FANS one with painted ivory guards and sticks, paper leaves painted with putti adorning a rustic; 25 cms, the other with ivory sticks with chinoiserie painting, paper leaves painted with rustics; 23 cms £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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DUVELLEROY:- A fan with tortoiseshell guards & sticks and black lace leaves of floral design, late 19th century; 34.5 cms, with Duvelleroy box £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES:- A fan with plain wood guards and sticks, paper leaves printed with a portrait of George Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brunswick commemorating their marriage in1795, surrounded by verses and with mask border showing caricature portraits of the period. The folds may be manipulated half closed to obtain different portraits as can the advertisement to the right proclaiming "Harpsichord properly and improperly taught by Paul or C. Thrumbini published at Sudlow's Fan Warehouse, 191 Strand; plain reverse 24 cms £400-600 (+ 30% BP*) See Schreiber "Fans and Fan Leaves" no.14, English Historical Fans
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ADMIRAL LORD RODNEY:- A rare fan with bone guards carved and pierced and pierced bone sticks, paper leaves printed in sepia with a portrait of the admiral standing on the French and Spanish flags flanked by allegorical figures of Britannia and Neptune with sea creatures, 18th century; 28 cms £700-1000 (+ 30% BP*) George Brydges Rodney(1718-1792) had a distinguished naval career, becoming a rear admiral by 1759. For a different example c.f. p. 114 of the Fan Museum Greenwich exhibition "Fans:War and Peace" 2009-2010. Also Schreiber no: 18, unmounted fan leaves, portraits.
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A CHINOISERIE FAN red lacquered guards with gilt decoration and mother of pearl diaper pattern, black sticks and paper leaves painted with fruit, various objects and utensils in the manner of a still life on a simulated wood ground, 18th century; 29 cms £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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A BAMBOO "COCKADE" FAN with shaped leaves; 26 cms and a tortoiseshell and feather fan; 10 cms, both 19th century £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FAN with Chinese bamboo guards, carved with flowers and diaper panels, bamboo sticks and paper leaves with an English engraved gardening scene, the reverse with a simple countryside vista, 18th century; 28 cms £120-180 (+ 30% BP*)
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TWO FANS each with carved bone guards and pierced sticks, paper leaves painted in orange & black with figural medallions, late 18th century, 24.5 and 27 cms, together with the remnants of two other fans decorated in blue of similar date (4) £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A CHINOISERIE FAN with red lacquered guards & bamboo sticks, paper leaves painted with roses; 26.5 cms, another of wood with brown paper leaves, a pierced wood example and the remnants of three others, c.1800 (6) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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THE CAPTURE OF ST.EUSTATIUS ISLAND, WEST INDIES IN 1781 A fan with bone guards with floral painting, plain wood sticks & paper leaves, printed with a couple dancing and a young man on bended knee. To their left is a portrait of an officer, probably General Vaughan with assembled troops and to the right Admiral Rodney next to a naval battle scene linked by tromp l'oeil lace. The reverse centres on a well attended musical evening with verses for Canone, French Canzonet, Canzonet and Venetian Canzonet . Published Oct 16 1781 by J. Preston 97, Strand; 27.5 cms £800-1200 (+ 30% BP*) See p.114 of the Fan Museum exhibition catalogue "Fans; War and Peace" for an example in colour
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CONUNDRUM:- A fan with plain wood guards & sticks, paper leaves with coloured engraved motifs, including a carriage and Prince of Wales feathers, verses and questions. The reverse shows the "Magic Circle" below a poem "Behold this graceful Toy" etc. Published March 30 1792 by Cock and Crowder, 21 Wood Street; 25.5 cms £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
A unique group of 18th century theatrical fans, original watercolours relating to Shakespeare’s plays and theatre sets.From The Direct Descendants of Thomas Rackett , friend of the actor David Garrick and executor of Mrs Garrick. Garrick (1717 - 1779) was a friend of Dr Samuel Johnson and a great influence on theatrical practice in the 18th century. He became a shareholder in the theatre in Drury Lane, London and later the Garrick Theatre was named after him.
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A FAN with carved ivory guards and pierced sticks, vellum leaves painted in watercolour with figures enacting a scene from 'The Tempest'. The central figure painted en grisaille (possibly a reference to Shakespeare or to Garrick as actor/manager) standing before a scroll inscribed "The Cloud Capt Towers, The Gorgeous Palaces, The Solemn Temples, The Great Globe Itself"; reverse plain 29 cms £1000-1500 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FAN with red lacquered bamboo guards & sticks, paper leaves painted in watercolour with a stage set with an urn on the podium under a canopy, supported by classical columns, reverse plain; 30 cms £600-900 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FAN with lacquered and inlaid bamboo guards and bamboo sticks, paper leaves painted in watercolours with a figure of Shakespeare or a reference to Garrick en grisaille by a pedestal with scroll on a set of similar design to the preceding, reverse plain (unfinished); 28.5 cms £700-1000 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN UNCUT FAN LEAF of vellum with watercolour sketch of figures enacting a play, probably 18th century approx. 14 x 51 cms (unfinished) £150-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FAN with black lacquered guards with gilt and mother of pearl diaper decoration, black sticks and paper leaves, painted in watercolours with figures enacting a scene from a Shakespeare play, the central figure as a portrait of Shakespeare or Garrick en grisaille and leaning on a pedestal with busts at the base, reverse plain, 29 cm (unfinished) £700-1000 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MINIATURE PORTRAIT of a lady wearing white dress, head & shoulders with monogram and dated 1907, on ivory; 5.5 x 4 cms with travelling case, a pair of portraits in Regency style, on ivory, and five other portraits, one photographic (8) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MINIATURE PORTRAIT of a lady and gentleman, each bust length with grey background, on porcelain; 8 x 6 cms, and an oil portrait of Nelson, head & shoulders, on panel; 10 x 7.5 cms, the reverse with wax portrait seal £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MINIATURE PORTRAIT of a girl with flowers in her hair, oval, enamel on copper; 2.5 x 2.25 cms in paste set frame, a portrait in the 17th century style in marcasite frame and a portrait of a lady in white dress, head & shoulders, c.1900; 5 x 4 cms in gilt frame and travelling case 93) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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TWO LATE 17TH CENTURY OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE FRAMES with lift-out bezels and glass panels, dating from 1670-1700, unmarked; the larger one 4.25" (10.6 cms) long; 4.6 oz gross (2) £200-300 (+ 30% BP*)
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GERMAN SCHOOL:- A miniature portrait of a gentleman in early 19th century attire, on ivory; 8 x 6 cms in ivory and mother of pearl frame and a portrait of a young man, after A.B. Lens (bears monogram), half length on ivory, in gilt frame; 6.5 x 5 cms (2) £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF OPERA GLASSES gilt brass and floral & blue enamel, c.1900; 9.5 cms, a purple enamel & silver gilt snuff box, c.1920; 6.5 cms, a silver & enamel fob watch, a silver & turquoise pig brooch, a gold cased pencil & a pair of silver cufflinks (7) £120-180 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL OPERA GLASSES with a curved, fold-out handle, and borders of foliate scrolls in relief, stamped "E.PETIT PIERRE OPTEN DU ROI A BERLIN" with silk & leather pouch and attached purse; the glasses 3.8" (9.8 cms) wide £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN 18TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL & SILVER SNUFF BOX with engraved angles, c.1730; 5 cms, a tortoiseshell snuff box with piqué work prpbably commemorating the Beef Steak Club, an 18th century pill box and two others (5) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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ENGLISH SCHOOL c.1780:- A miniature portrait of a gentleman wearing red jacket, on ivory; 3.75 x 3.25 cms in gold bracelet mount and a portrait of a man wearing blue jacket, c.1820, on ivory; 7 x 5.75 cms (2) £80-120 (+ 30% BP*)
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ENGLISH SCHOOL 18TH CENTURY:- A miniature portrait of a gentleman wearing a grey coat, head & shoulders, on ivory; 3.5 x 3 cms in gold frame £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A HAIRWORK PANEL in gilt frame with eglomise reverse, the hair that of Marianne Ellis c.1820; 6,.25 x 5.25 cms with outer case, together with a French composition snuff box with painted cover and gold piqué decoration; 6.5 cms (2) £60-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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STAG HUNTING INTEREST:- Late Victorian electroplated buttons, all engraved with a stag crest and motto "Prosperity to stag hunting", to include seven large and six medium size buttons by Jennens, & Co., Birmingham, together with five medium size & six very small buttons to match, by Pitt & Co., London; the larger ones 12.5 cms diameter (30) £30-50 (+ 30% BP*)
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AN EARLY CHARLES II SMALL SLEEVE BUTTON stamped with two hearts below a crown, against a matt ground, with a bevelled edge, unmarked c.1662; 0.6" (1.5 cms) diameter £150-200 (+ 30% BP*)
*The two hearts with a crown above is associated with the marriage of King Charles II and Catherine of Braganza which took place in 1662.
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THIMBLES:- A late 19th century gold thimble, initialled and dated "1912" 5cms (in a fitted case), a Norwegian thimble with a green enamelled base and a hardstone top, a late Victorian thimble with an agate top by Charles Horner, Chester 1895 and six other non-precious metal thimbles (9) £120-160 (+ 30% BP*)
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A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SLEEVE LINKS of dished oval form, enamelled in polychrome on each side with the head of a different race horse; 0.75'" (2 cms) long (2) £40-60 (+ 30% BP*)
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A SET OF TWELVE SMALL BUTTONS each initialled "JF", maker's mark and lion passant only, possibly by William Turton, London c.1770; 0.6" (1.5 cms) diameter; 0.95 oz (12) £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GROUP OF OBJETS D'ART including a tortoiseshell and silver pique snuff box c.1800, a porcelain scent bottle, a pierced silver bracelet 1902, a silver vesta case Birmingham 1907, a Regency glass scent bottle, a tortoiseshell card case contained in a Regency box with paperwork decoration £200-250 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GROUP OF BIJOUTERIE & BRIC-A-BRAC largely 19th century, including a framed silver medallion "In Honour of John Lord Lawrence 1882"; 5 cms, a papier mâché snuff box with view of Tortone, two terracotta flasks, miscellaneous counters, etc. £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A CHINESE IVORY BRISE FAN the guards carved with dragons and sticks with figures & buildings; 18.5 cms £400-600 (+ 30% BP*)
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of a lady praying, half length, on porcelain; 7.75 x 6 cms and an Art Nouveau gilt brass desk seal, embossed with a chestnut spray, signed Granger; 9 cms (2) £70-100 (+ 30% BP*)
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A SMALL 19TH CENTURY VERNIS MARTIN FAN with ivory sticks (A/F), boxed; 7.5" (19 cms) long £120-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A GEORGE II CIRCULAR TOILET BOX AND COVER with later-embossed decoration, by Thomas Daniel, London 1802 and a Continental decorative tea strainer with a gilt bowl; the latter 6.5" (16.5 cms) long; 7.1 oz (2) £100-130 (+ 30% BP*)
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A JAPANESE IVORY BOX with shibayama decoration of a bird in a flowering tree, c.1900; 9.5 x 6 cms £100-200 (+ 30% BP*)
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A MIXED LOT:- An Edwardian plain rectangular box with a spring-loaded hinged cover, lacking an internal divider, but with a Registered Design No. by J & R. Griffin, Chester 1909, two small inkwells, a toast rack, a salt and a mustard pot (blue glass liner); the box 4.75" (12 cms) long; 10.2 oz weighable silver £100-150 (+ 30% BP*)
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A FRENCH FAN with tortoiseshell guards and sticks, the leaves of black lace, c. 1870; 31 cms with box in glazed frame £60-90 (+ 30% BP*)
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