Lot Essay
The Schreiber fan which has simpler bone sticks is also in a Clarke and Co. box but with a different and probably earlier label.
Details
The King's Theatre for 1788,
a printed fan, the leaf a hand-coloured etching with a plan of the theatre showing the disposition of the boxes and the names of the occupants, with The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert in box 63, the sandalwood sticks and the reserves painted with flowers, with ivory guardsticks - 11in. (28cm,) 1st January, 1788 in contemporary box labelled Clarke and Co
a printed fan, the leaf a hand-coloured etching with a plan of the theatre showing the disposition of the boxes and the names of the occupants, with The Prince of Wales and Mrs. Fitzherbert in box 63, the sandalwood sticks and the reserves painted with flowers, with ivory guardsticks - 11in. (28cm,) 1st January, 1788 in contemporary box labelled Clarke and Co
Provenance
The Great Grandson of Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Sold Christie's South Kensington, 4 December, 2001, lot 98
Sold Christie's South Kensington, 4 December, 2001, lot 98
Literature
S.M. 43, S.E. 128, uncoloured.
Exhibited
Fan Maker's Hall, 1980, cat. no. 24
Salisbury Museum, Royal Fans, 1985, cat. no. 22
Salisbury Museum, Royal Fans, 1985, cat. no. 22
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium