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A CHINESE IVORY BRISÉ FAN WITH SWISS JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GUARDSTICKS
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A CHINESE IVORY BRISÉ FAN WITH SWISS JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GUARDSTICKS
the sticks Chinese, circa 1800, the gold guardsticks Geneva, circa 1840
The sticks with rounded top, pierced, engraved and carved with chinoiserie scenes, the guardsticks doubled with gold applied with eight amethysts mounted à jour, surrounded by translucent green and opaque white basse taille enamel stripes embellished with matching foliage and scrolls -- 190 mm long
the sticks Chinese, circa 1800, the gold guardsticks Geneva, circa 1840
The sticks with rounded top, pierced, engraved and carved with chinoiserie scenes, the guardsticks doubled with gold applied with eight amethysts mounted à jour, surrounded by translucent green and opaque white basse taille enamel stripes embellished with matching foliage and scrolls -- 190 mm long