Oliver Cornish
Sale Coordinator for Furniture, Sculpture, Rugs & Tapestries
Lot 110
Three Continental mother of pearl folding fansThe first probably French, the second and last French or Italian, mid-18th century
3 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£600 - £800
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Helena Gumley
Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
Three Continental mother of pearl folding fans
The first probably French, the second and last French or Italian, mid-18th century
The first with vellum leaf decorated to the obverse with scene of The Judgement of Paris, the reverse with a castle landscape, the carved, pierced and gilt decorated with three figural cartouches, the centre with a lady, a bird seller and a putto with scrolling borders, flanked by two smaller of a putto and a bird seller, the sticks further painted in polychrome with trophies and floral garlands, with paste inset rivet, The second with vellum leaf decorated to the obverse with a figural scene of The Rape of the Sabine Woman within a gilt line and scrolling border, the reverse with a figural landscape scene of two putti playing bowls, the sticks carved and pierced with figural cartouches with raised gilt and silvered decoration,, the centre with military figures flanked by an army and galleon, with scrolling borders, the guard sticks with figures, with red paste rivet (some sticks as found) , the last with vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a scene of classical figures seated and standing within an arcadian ruin within floral borders interspersed with butterflies and shells, the reverse with a similar muted landscape, the sticks carved and pierced with scrolling figural cartouches, the largest central cartouche with two ladies and piper, the guard sticks with further male figures and scrolls, with yellow metal rivet,
The fan 29cm high, 45cm wide, the second 29cm high, 49cm wide, the third 29cm high x 51cm wide approximately (3)
The first with vellum leaf decorated to the obverse with scene of The Judgement of Paris, the reverse with a castle landscape, the carved, pierced and gilt decorated with three figural cartouches, the centre with a lady, a bird seller and a putto with scrolling borders, flanked by two smaller of a putto and a bird seller, the sticks further painted in polychrome with trophies and floral garlands, with paste inset rivet, The second with vellum leaf decorated to the obverse with a figural scene of The Rape of the Sabine Woman within a gilt line and scrolling border, the reverse with a figural landscape scene of two putti playing bowls, the sticks carved and pierced with figural cartouches with raised gilt and silvered decoration,, the centre with military figures flanked by an army and galleon, with scrolling borders, the guard sticks with figures, with red paste rivet (some sticks as found) , the last with vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a scene of classical figures seated and standing within an arcadian ruin within floral borders interspersed with butterflies and shells, the reverse with a similar muted landscape, the sticks carved and pierced with scrolling figural cartouches, the largest central cartouche with two ladies and piper, the guard sticks with further male figures and scrolls, with yellow metal rivet,
The fan 29cm high, 45cm wide, the second 29cm high, 49cm wide, the third 29cm high x 51cm wide approximately (3)
Footnotes
Provenance
Property of a lady.