Details
A fan, the leaf painted with an allegory of marriage, the border with chinoiserie vignettes alternately in tones of blue and pink, the verso with a female figure, possibly the Virgin, the mother of pearl sticks carved and pierced with allegories of love, gentlemen, animals and fruit, and carved to show a rosette on the handle when the fan is closed - 10in., early 18th century
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Provenance
Mr. Frederick Oppenheim, 1925