Antique wedding, Europe, circa 1840 Folded fan, the leaf in skin, mounted in the English style, finely painted with a couple guided by Love to join the burning altar of Hymen. The reverse is painted with a shepherdess holding her staff. Beautiful white mother-of-pearl mounting, pierced, carved, engraved, burgundy and gilded. Apollo and the Muses are framed by two illustrated cartels of love. Height 28.5 cm (accident to the plume, small lack) In a blue silk-covered box, bearing under the lid the address of the Parisian firm Rodien.

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