Details
An ivory brisé fan pierced and painted recto and verso with battle scenes in bright colours within friezes painted in grey - 10in., Chinese for the European market, early 18th century; an ivory brisé fan painted with a vase of flowers and decorated with spangles - 9in., early 18th century; and a pierced ebony brisé fan - 7in., circa 1810 (3)
Provenance
The first two fans belonged to the mother of John Kimber of Fowey, Cornwall, heiress of the Heale family. Her granddaughter Elizabeth Kimber married Admiral Sir Graham Hamond, Bart.