A rare English painted topographical fan

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A rare English painted topographical fan
with an early 17th century manor house within the bend of a river, with bridge leading to fortified gatehouse, a lady and gentleman stroll in the park whilst their four children play with a dog and a hoop, with sheep beyond and a man with a gun, two figures on the bridge, one on horseback, and two figures in the foreground building a wall, there is a windmill on the hill beyond, the ivory sticks carved and pierced with figures - 11in. (27cm.), English, circa 1770, in contemporary fan case (lacks lid),(several sticks repaired and leaf worn)
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The house is probably in East Anglia or possibly Staffordshire

The rarety of English topographical fans is recorded in Lennox-Boyd (C.A.): Map and Topographical Fans, Bulletin of the Fan Circle International, no.59 Spring 1995, pp.32-48