Oliver Cornish
Sale Coordinator for Furniture, Sculpture, Rugs & Tapestries
Lot 109
A mother of pearl and Irish Carrickmacross lace folding fan, together with a similar period blonde tortoiseshell, needlepoint lace and painted silk folding fan and a similar period horn and painted silk and gauze folding fanContinental, late 19th century
3 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£500 - £600
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Helena Gumley
Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
A mother of pearl and Irish Carrickmacross lace folding fan, together with a similar period blonde tortoiseshell, needlepoint lace and painted silk folding fan and a similar period horn and painted silk and gauze folding fan
Continental, late 19th century
The first fan with a leaf worked with meandering leaves and flowers within a floral ribband border on a fine net ground, the plain sticks with pierced bone ribs, the guard sticks also plain, with matching rivet and plain metal D shaped swing handle, the second with a needlepoint lace leaf and applied painted silk figural cartouches depicting courtly figures in 18th century style dress, the plain sticks with corresponding ribs to the rear, the obverse guard with applied yellow? metal and inset gem? stone (both untested) scrolling leafy flower mount, the third fan with a satin leaf painted with a scene of a pair of 18th centruy style courtly lovers, the painted scrolling and floral painted gauze borders with applied gold sequin borders, the sticks with foliate gilt scrolling decoration, each side with a pair of concentric large and small mother of pearl backed roundels, the guards sticks with continuations of the larger roundel mouldings, the gilt metal D shaped handle with inset green paste rivet,
The first 25cm high, 48cm wide, the second 25cm high, 45cm wide, the third, 22cm high, 37cm high (3)
The first fan with a leaf worked with meandering leaves and flowers within a floral ribband border on a fine net ground, the plain sticks with pierced bone ribs, the guard sticks also plain, with matching rivet and plain metal D shaped swing handle, the second with a needlepoint lace leaf and applied painted silk figural cartouches depicting courtly figures in 18th century style dress, the plain sticks with corresponding ribs to the rear, the obverse guard with applied yellow? metal and inset gem? stone (both untested) scrolling leafy flower mount, the third fan with a satin leaf painted with a scene of a pair of 18th centruy style courtly lovers, the painted scrolling and floral painted gauze borders with applied gold sequin borders, the sticks with foliate gilt scrolling decoration, each side with a pair of concentric large and small mother of pearl backed roundels, the guards sticks with continuations of the larger roundel mouldings, the gilt metal D shaped handle with inset green paste rivet,
The first 25cm high, 48cm wide, the second 25cm high, 45cm wide, the third, 22cm high, 37cm high (3)
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Provenance
Property of a lady.