Lot 472
472
A charming folding fan, the chickenskin leaf mounted à l'Anglaise, painted in blue with a group of putti on a garland of flowers including one sitting on a rose being drawn by another riding a May bug, illegible inscription on bottom left (Cas...?), the sticks of carved, pierced and gilt ivory, the guardsticks backed with mother of pearl - 11 1/2in (29cm), circa 1770, North European, in Duvelleroy box
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A charming folding fan, the chickenskin leaf mounted à l'Anglaise, painted in blue with a group of putti on a garland of flowers including one sitting on a rose being drawn by another riding a May bug, illegible inscription on bottom left (Cas...?), the sticks of carved, pierced and gilt ivory, the guardsticks backed with mother of pearl - 11 1/2in (29cm), circa 1770, North European, in Duvelleroy box

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A charming folding fan, the chickenskin leaf mounted à l'Anglaise, painted in blue with a group of putti on a garland of flowers including one sitting on a rose being drawn by another riding a May bug, illegible inscription on bottom left (Cas...?), the sticks of carved, pierced and gilt ivory, the guardsticks backed with mother of pearl - 11 1/2in (29cm), circa 1770, North European, in Duvelleroy box
See Illustration p.58
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The putti are reminiscent of those engraved by Christian v. Mechel and others after Charles Eisen (1720-1778) in 1751

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