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Lot Essay
Chinese fans made for export, particularly in Canton, were very popular in the 19th Century.
Details
A CANTON FAN
CIRCA 1820
The leaf painted with figures in a garden, their faces of ivory, their clothes of silk, with gilt filigree sticks, in a 'Duvelleroy, London' box
9½ in. (24 cm.)
Together with a Canton Tortoiseshell brise fan, circa 1810, in a box labelled 'Aux Ouvrages Calabrais, 3 Rue St.Roch', upper guardstick broken (2)
CIRCA 1820
The leaf painted with figures in a garden, their faces of ivory, their clothes of silk, with gilt filigree sticks, in a 'Duvelleroy, London' box
9½ in. (24 cm.)
Together with a Canton Tortoiseshell brise fan, circa 1810, in a box labelled 'Aux Ouvrages Calabrais, 3 Rue St.Roch', upper guardstick broken (2)
Provenance
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872-1956).
Special notice
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.
Sale room notice
Please note that there is only one fan, the one illustrated in the catalogue, in this lot. The tortoiseshell fan is a seperate lot.