Evening by the fire, Europe, circa 1900 Fan of broken type in bone painted with an interior scene in the taste of the eighteenth century. A man sitting in an armchair looks at a young woman in a negligee. A sculpture represents Love shooting an arrow. Signed on the left " Neiten ". Small landscapes on the sides. The reverse side is painted with a landscape, trophies and birds. H.t. 17,6 cm (ribbon to be replaced)

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