Lot Essay
There are two 18th century Mughal examples of this type of handscreen in the Fan Museum, Greenwich. They are included in the current exhibition Pankha.
Details
An Indian handscreen of plaited ivory,
the mount woven with a checked design, some of the ivory strips stained green, and outlined in silver thread, with turned ivory handle - 14in. (35cm.), 19th Century
the mount woven with a checked design, some of the ivory strips stained green, and outlined in silver thread, with turned ivory handle - 14in. (35cm.), 19th Century
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