No. 102282566

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Hand signed Hand fan - Paper, Glass
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€ 219
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9 weeks ago

Hand signed Hand fan - Paper, Glass

Antique Rococo Revival Mother-of-Pearl Fan, Elegant antique folding fan with finely carved mother-of-pearl guards and sticks, decorated with delicate openwork, engraved details, and applied gilded floral ornaments with colored jewel-like accents. The leaf is hand-painted on paper, depicting a refined Rococo garden scene with aristocratic figures in 18th-century dress, engaged in a gallant pastoral setting. The fan is mounted in a custom gilded wooden display frame with glass, shaped to follow the fan’s semicircular form, creating an attractive presentation piece suitable for wall display. The finely pierced mother-of-pearl carving and the romantic painted scene reflect the taste for Rococo revival decorative arts popular in the second half of the 19th century. Origin: Probably France Date: Late 19th century (circa 1860–1890) Materials: Mother-of-pearl, hand-painted paper, gilded metal accents, wood frame with glass. Condition: Good antique condition with minor wear consistent with age and display.

No. 102282566

Sold
Hand signed Hand fan - Paper, Glass

Hand signed Hand fan - Paper, Glass

Antique Rococo Revival Mother-of-Pearl Fan,

Elegant antique folding fan with finely carved mother-of-pearl guards and sticks, decorated with delicate openwork, engraved details, and applied gilded floral ornaments with colored jewel-like accents. The leaf is hand-painted on paper, depicting a refined Rococo garden scene with aristocratic figures in 18th-century dress, engaged in a gallant pastoral setting.

The fan is mounted in a custom gilded wooden display frame with glass, shaped to follow the fan’s semicircular form, creating an attractive presentation piece suitable for wall display.

The finely pierced mother-of-pearl carving and the romantic painted scene reflect the taste for Rococo revival decorative arts popular in the second half of the 19th century.
Origin: Probably France
Date: Late 19th century (circa 1860–1890)
Materials: Mother-of-pearl, hand-painted paper, gilded metal accents, wood frame with glass.

Condition: Good antique condition with minor wear consistent with age and display.

Final bid
€ 219
No reserve price
Anna Hue-Roques
Expert
Estimate  € 200 - € 240

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