Details
Two fans, one Japanese embroidered with lilies; the other an eventail a dislocation or trick fan of pale blue and black ribbons. when opened the wrong way, right to left, the fan appears to fall to pieces - French, circa 1879 (2)
Literature
The design of the second fan was patented by Theophile Heaulme-Fleury in 1879, see Maryse Volet, L'Imagination au Service de L'Eventail, Vesenaz 1986, pp. 109 and 127 patent no. 303