A rare Canton brise fan, painted with a Spanish couple in regional dress and painted with a frieze of monkeys, rabbits and other animals, the verso with Chinese figures on terraces, with a frieze of flowers, vegetables, birds and fish - 8in. (20cm.), circa 1820

There were strong nationalist feelings in Spain after the defeat of Napoleon and even the grandees wore regional dress, particularly when in the country. This is mentioned the The Marquess de Lozoya's introduction to Accessorias de la Mode, Max von Bohn, Barcelona, 1944