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A Chinoiserie fan
the leaf painted with five Chinese figures on a terrace, their faces of ivory, their clothes of mother of pearl, a window of catgut and butterflies applied with feathers, the verso painted with two figures in a garden, the sticks lacquered in red and gold - 12in. (30cm.), French, circa 1820 (repaired at folds)
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the leaf painted with five Chinese figures on a terrace, their faces of ivory, their clothes of mother of pearl, a window of catgut and butterflies applied with feathers, the verso painted with two figures in a garden, the sticks lacquered in red and gold - 12in. (30cm.), French, circa 1820 (repaired at folds)
See colour illustration on cover