Details
A parasol cockade fan of black foliate lace on pale grey silk, the central ivory piece set with a mirror, the wooden handle may be adjusted to make the fan into a parasol - 16in. (46cm) (handle plus radius, French, circa 1855
Literature
See L'Imagination au Service de l'Eventail, Vesenaz 1986, pp. 202 & 204, similar to the design No.85 patented by Buissot Frères in 1855,