Hector's farewell to Andromache, a fine painted fan, with Troy burning beyond and King Priam (Iliad 6:394-496), the verso with a winged figure bearing a garland of flowers surprising five ladies, two with urns of oil or water, one with a sickle, possibly the five wise virgins, the mother of pearl sticks carved with Venus in her chariot drawn by dove and with cupid, two guardsticks carved with dolphins and two figures - 11in. (28cm.), French, circa 1725 (four sticks and lower guardstick broken near the pin) - in late 19th century Duvelleroy London box

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Hector's farewell to Andromache, a fine painted fan, with Troy burning beyond and King Priam (Iliad 6:394-496), the verso with a winged figure bearing a garland of flowers surprising five ladies, two with urns of oil or water, one with a sickle, possibly the five wise virgins, the mother of pearl sticks carved with Venus in her chariot drawn by dove and with cupid, two guardsticks carved with dolphins and two figures - 11in. (28cm.), French, circa 1725 (four sticks and lower guardstick broken near the pin) - in late 19th century Duvelleroy London box
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Provenance

The Countess of Harewood, with her card attached
presumably given to her by her mother HLM Queen Mary
the card is inscribed "With love & best wishes from", and has her London address 13, Upper Belgrave Street. It does not note to whom to present was given. The card is inscribed 20b and the box 20.

Lot Essay

A fan with similar dolphins on the guardsticks was sold at Christie's South Kensington, 11 June 1991, lot 51 that fan also had the arms of France and a King and Queen and commemorated the marriage of Louis V and Maria Leszczynska in 1725

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