Lot Essay
Although the box is contemporary and may be original to the fan, the second inscription must refer to another: Lady Archibald Hamilton married in 1718 and died in 1753 and Lady Cathcart died in 1771
Details
A Canton ivory brise fan, the central escutcheon painted with figures in a pavilion in a garden, the reserves carved and pierced with birds and flowers - 10in. (27cm.), circa 1780 (slight damage), in contemporary English fan box with fanmaker's label and inscribed "27 July 1781 the gift of Mrs. Farton to Mary Hamilton" and "This ivory fan belonged to my Grandmother The Rt. Honble. Lady Archibald Hamilton and was given to me when a child by her youngest daughter Lady Cathcart, Mary Hamilton" - in glazed fan-shaped case