European hand-painted folding fan with reticulated bone sticks, 18th/19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18/19th Century
This European antique folding fan features an elaborate hand-painted leaf supported by carved and reticulated bone sticks. The fan displays two distinct decorative sides: one side is characterized by a vibrant blue background adorned with romantic scenes in the Rococo style, while the reverse side depicts a peaceful landscape scene featuring a figure dressed in period attire.
The structure is built with finely crafted bone sticks that have been carved and reticulated to provide a decorative framework. When fully expanded, the fan measures approximately 17 inches in width, with a height of 10.5 inches. The item is accompanied by a paper case. The overall construction exhibits the artistry typical of 18th and 19th-century fan production. Note that the piece shows signs of age and wear, including the detachment of the left end stick from the fan assembly and expected degradation to the paper material.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bone, paper
- Dimensions
- 10.1/2 in. high, 17 in. wide
Design
- Sticks
- carved and reticulated
- Obverse
- romantic scenes in the Rococo style with a blue background
- Reverse
- landscape with a figure in period attire
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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