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Audap & Associés

89 - Fan-umbrella, Europe, circa 1860

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€200 - 300

Sale fees

29.4%

Fan-umbrella, Europe, circa 1860 A fan that can be converted into a screen or parasol, and is adjustable. The green silk covering opens in a rosette shape. This fan-and-parasol model is similar to the one patented by the Buissot brothers in 1855. See M. Volet, “Imagination in the Service of the Fan: Patents Filed in France in the 19th Century,” Vesenaz, 1986, p. 202 and p. 263. Turned wooden handle topped with a carved bone ring. (Good condition.) Height: 29.5 cm Expert: Georgina Letourmy-Bordier

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Auction details

Pocket-Sized Luxury: Miniatures, Fans, Display Pieces, & Silverware
Friday, November 13
01:30 PM
Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Audap & Associés +33 1 83 75 05 00 info@audap-associes.com
On Drouot for 7 years avec More than 54,000 lots published

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