Lot Essay
This fan is rather similar to lot 155, 16 May, 1989, Christie's South Kensington
The Property of a Lady
A fan, the leaf painted with a trompe l'oeil of a cat chasing a hare and duck on ponds against lace, ribbons and green striped silk, the verso wtih figs, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with lovers and painted with ribbons and lace - 11in., German, circa 1770 (leaf and sticks rubbed, old repairs to the verso of fan)
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A fan, the leaf painted with a trompe l'oeil of a cat chasing a hare and duck on ponds against lace, ribbons and green striped silk, the verso wtih figs, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with lovers and painted with ribbons and lace - 11in., German, circa 1770 (leaf and sticks rubbed, old repairs to the verso of fan)
See illustration
See illustration