A fan, the leaf painted with an artist and his wife being pulled in a removal cart across a market square, with a scripture lesson being held to the right, the verso with a man in a boat offering fruit to two ladies, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with a lady on a swing and other figures, painted and gilt, and backed with mother of pearl - 10½in., circa 1750 (centre fold damaged, mother of pearl chipped)

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A fan, the leaf painted with an artist and his wife being pulled in a removal cart across a market square, with a scripture lesson being held to the right, the verso with a man in a boat offering fruit to two ladies, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with a lady on a swing and other figures, painted and gilt, and backed with mother of pearl - 10½in., circa 1750 (centre fold damaged, mother of pearl chipped)

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Provenance
Faucon, no. 2612, 1925

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