Flora and Zephyr, a fan, the leaf finely painted and decorated with pink spangles, the verso with a lady in a landscape, the mother of pearl sticks carved and pierced with putti,gilt and trimmed with spangles - 10in. (26cm.), probably French for the North European market, circa 1780 (three sticks broken)

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Flora and Zephyr, a fan, the leaf finely painted and decorated with pink spangles, the verso with a lady in a landscape, the mother of pearl sticks carved and pierced with putti,gilt and trimmed with spangles - 10in. (26cm.), probably French for the North European market, circa 1780 (three sticks broken)
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