A fan, the leaf of fontange shape, painted with elegant figures in 18th century dress in a park, signed M. Dumas, the verso painted with rocaille and signed Duvelleroy, the mother of pearl sticks carved, pierced and gilt, and backed with mother of pearl - 10.5in., French, late 19th century (one guardstick repaired)

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A fan, the leaf of fontange shape, painted with elegant figures in 18th century dress in a park, signed M. Dumas, the verso painted with rocaille and signed Duvelleroy, the mother of pearl sticks carved, pierced and gilt, and backed with mother of pearl - 10.5in., French, late 19th century (one guardstick repaired)

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拍品專文

Two fans by Marie Dumas were exhibited in L'Eventail, Miroir de la Belle Epoque, Paris 1985