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A ballooning fan
the brise fan painted an lacquered with Mm. Charles and Robert's balloon flying over Paris, inscribed Montgolfier 1783 with two smaller vignettes of balloon ascents inscribed 1784 Blanchard and Pilatre de Rozier and two small vignette views of Paris, the verso with four vignettes of balloon ascents inscribed Blanchard, 1784, Pilatre de Rozier 1783, Charles et Robert 1783, Montgolfier 1783, the guardsticks with portraits of Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier, the reserves of the verso applied with tortoiseshell - 7in. (19cm.), circa 1900 (some wear)
See colour illustration on back cover
the brise fan painted an lacquered with Mm. Charles and Robert's balloon flying over Paris, inscribed Montgolfier 1783 with two smaller vignettes of balloon ascents inscribed 1784 Blanchard and Pilatre de Rozier and two small vignette views of Paris, the verso with four vignettes of balloon ascents inscribed Blanchard, 1784, Pilatre de Rozier 1783, Charles et Robert 1783, Montgolfier 1783, the guardsticks with portraits of Montgolfier and Pilatre de Rozier, the reserves of the verso applied with tortoiseshell - 7in. (19cm.), circa 1900 (some wear)
See colour illustration on back cover