£42
Three 20th century fans: the first, in white mother of pearl, a pastiche of an 18th century fan, the monture elegantly shaped, pierced and gilded, quite a complex design, the double paper leaf featuring finely dressed ladies gathering flowers with their suitors, contained in a good green and gold covered card fan box, guard approx. 21 cm; together with a bone fan , the leaf of cream gauze, with a classical design of vertical panels and scallops of gold and silver sequins and spangles, guard approx. 20 cm, contained in a cream card fan box with gold detail, lined in silk, and a Japanese fan, the monture a combination of plain black guards and bamboo gorge sticks, the leaf painted with characters from perhaps a story or theatrical production, the central character in dragon costume, a man seated upon a crane in flight, a lady in robe and obi, a child on her back, and a further child playing a flute or pipe, the reverse sparsely painted with stylized flowers, a moth and a dragonfly, guard length approx.12.75 inches or 32.5cm (Shipping category C)
Sadly, the first fan lacks a gorge stick and part of the lower guard. The section of leaf and upper section of that guard are present. The leaf of the second fan is splitting. The final fan has some repairs and further small tears seen on the verso, and very centrally the leaf has torn and it and the adjacent gorge stick have been doubled up and stuck down. The three-way effect appears to be due to the ribboning being looser than normal, the fan is not formed with central stick overlap, as a four-way fan would be
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
