A fan, the leaf painted with two figures at the altar of love inscrirbed Jason & Medea Ovid's Metam. Lib 7, the verso with Cupid and trophies of love inscribed in pencil Amor Omnia Vincit, the ivory sticks delicately carved with figures and animals and painted and lacquered with landscape vignettes, the handle carved to form a scallop shell when closed - 11.5in., probably English, circa 1740 (slightly rubbed)

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A fan, the leaf painted with two figures at the altar of love inscrirbed Jason & Medea Ovid's Metam. Lib 7, the verso with Cupid and trophies of love inscribed in pencil Amor Omnia Vincit, the ivory sticks delicately carved with figures and animals and painted and lacquered with landscape vignettes, the handle carved to form a scallop shell when closed - 11.5in., probably English, circa 1740 (slightly rubbed)

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