A fan by Alexandre signed E. Buimet, the ivory silk leaf painted with three ladies and two putti, indistinctly signed E. Buimet and dated 1867 , the verso painted with three doves bearing gifts, one carries a locket with monogram possibly A.B., another carries a fan, inscribed in blue Alexandre lower left, with mother of pearl sticks gilt with vases and Greek"running dog" or key pattern - 11in.(28cm.), 1867 - in red velvet box stamped in lid Alexandre, Eventailliste, d[e] S.M. L'Imperatri[ce] d[es] F[ra]ncais ...14 Boult. Montmartre, Paris (2)