Lot of two fans: Fan, the double sheet in lithographed paper. The face with two central cartels and two lateral medallions, enhanced with gouache. Lightly embossed gold ornamentation. The reverse printed with a scene in the medieval style. Partially pierced bone mount. France, circa 1860 ht: 27 cm (panache) Fan, the double sheet in lithographed paper enhanced with gouache. The front depicts a meeting scene between a woman and a young painter. The reverse of a couple strolling along the edge of a château (Chenonceau?). Mother-of-pearl mount engraved and applied with gold and silver (restorations to the back and missing a strand). France, circa 1860 ht: 27 cm (plume)

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