A Canton export ivory and silk fan and case 19th century
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15 Nov 2012 11:00 GMT Edinburgh
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A Canton export ivory and silk fan and case
19th century
The outer ivory guard sticks carved in deep relief to the upper portions with busy figural town scenes and the lower portions with flowers, opening to reveal a silk interior embroidered with butterflies, (silk badly deteriorated), contained within a silk embroidered case,
fan 28cm long
Sold for £600 inc. premium

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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