Description
A last quarter 19th century painted fan, the double silk leaf mounted on pink Mother of Pearl, the guards and gorge classically gilded, the scene showing family and friends indulging in various leisure pursuits, from archery to music, all the while seated aside a lagoon or the sea, a boat with covered canopy sailing past, a vague outline of buildings in the distance, a signature noted top left, E. Fastor, the verso painted in pastels with waterside plants and vegetation , fitted with a chain embossed gold metal loop, contained in a cream silk covered fan box with quilted lid and label inside for J. Duvelleroy, guard approx. 11 inches or 28cm
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A last quarter 19th century painted fan, the double silk leaf mounted on pink Mother of Pearl, the guards and gorge classically gilded, the scene showing family and friends indulging in various leisure pursuits, from archery to music, all the while seated aside a lagoon or the sea, a boat with covered canopy sailing past, a vague outline of buildings in the distance, a signature noted top left, E. Fastor, the verso painted in pastels with waterside plants and vegetation , fitted with a chain embossed gold metal loop, contained in a cream silk covered fan box with quilted lid and label inside for J. Duvelleroy, guard approx. 11 inches or 28cm
