Description
Two 19th century fans showing hunting scenes, the first mid-19th century, with lightly silvered pierced bone monture, the printed and hand coloured leaf with a central cartouche depicting mounted huntsmen and their dogs in a forest, the Master blowing his horn, the two side vignettes showing rural family scenes, men taking their leave before boarding boats, the verso with a stylised picture of a fruit bowl and flowers in gold against cream, guard length approx. 10.5 inches or 26.5cm; a later fan with double paper leaf mounted on Mother of Pearl, painted with perhaps an 18th century hunting scene, a pack of dogs in the distance, all riders wearing red jackets save for a lady seated side-saddle in long blue gown, signed Philip Trench, 1879, the verso plain, guard approx. 11.5 inches or 29cm (2)
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Two 19th century fans showing hunting scenes, the first mid-19th century, with lightly silvered pierced bone monture, the printed and hand coloured leaf with a central cartouche depicting mounted huntsmen and their dogs in a forest, the Master blowing his horn, the two side vignettes showing rural family scenes, men taking their leave before boarding boats, the verso with a stylised picture of a fruit bowl and flowers in gold against cream, guard length approx. 10.5 inches or 26.5cm; a later fan with double paper leaf mounted on Mother of Pearl, painted with perhaps an 18th century hunting scene, a pack of dogs in the distance, all riders wearing red jackets save for a lady seated side-saddle in long blue gown, signed Philip Trench, 1879, the verso plain, guard approx. 11.5 inches or 29cm (2)
