Venice, signed G.Prosdocimi, Dip., a fan, the leaf painted with St. Mark's and the Doges' Palace from the Bacino, and portraits of the Doges E[nrico] Dandolo and Marino Faliero, the verso with monogram H.B., with mother of pearl sticks, the upper guardstick with monogram N.B. - 11in. (28cm.), circa 1875 (slightly rubbed)

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Venice, signed G.Prosdocimi, Dip., a fan, the leaf painted with St. Mark's and the Doges' Palace from the Bacino, and portraits of the Doges E[nrico] Dandolo and Marino Faliero, the verso with monogram H.B., with mother of pearl sticks, the upper guardstick with monogram N.B. - 11in. (28cm.), circa 1875 (slightly rubbed)
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Similar in style to 19 fans commissioned by Count Demidoff-San Donato from Germano Prosdocimi, from pictures in the collection of his uncle Prince Demidoff and later sold at Christie's South Kensington 11 June 1991

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