A rare spyglass fan
the silk leaf painted with three chinoiserie figures with a large telescope, a pagoda, a peacock, a butterfly, a large pear and a pomegranate, all embroidered with sequins, the ivory sticks pierced, the guardsticks carved with chinoiserie figures, the pin set with a monocular - 27cm., French, circa 1775 (leaf worn)
See Illustration p.23
A rare spyglass fan
the silk leaf painted with three chinoiserie figures with a large telescope, a pagoda, a peacock, a butterfly, a large pear and a pomegranate, all embroidered with sequins, the ivory sticks pierced, the guardsticks carved with chinoiserie figures, the pin set with a monocular - 27cm., French, circa 1775 (leaf worn)
See Illustration p.23
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