Lot Essay
There is an 18th century Italian straw-work fan of this construction in the Museo Davia Bargellini, Bologna, see Ventagli Italiani, Florence, 1990, p.73.
Details
A handscreen or ventola, of plaited straw, inserted in lacquered wood, with turned bone handle - 16in. (42cm.), probably Venetian 18th century
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