Oliver Cornish
Sale Coordinator for Furniture, Sculpture, Rugs & Tapestries
Lot 99
Three Continental carved mother of pearl folding fansThe first probably French, the second possibly Swedish, the third possibly Italian
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 carved mother of pearl folding fans
The first probably French, the second possibly Swedish, the third possibly Italian
The first with a linen? leaf painted to the obverse with a cut corner rectangular panel depicting a musical group within an interior flanked by two printed silk roundels depicting rustic figures within gilt sequinned borders, the ground with Neoclassical style formalised painted faux jasper plaquette, trophy and garlanded decoration and applied gilt sequined and florette spangled decoration, the reverse with a repainted formalised floral panel, the open sticks with formalised foliate and pierced roundel and diamond decoration, the guard sticks with blind fretted floriate scrolling panels, with paste rivet, the second with a vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a central gilt famed oval of three children in contemporary dress within a rustic landscape flanked by bouquets of fruit and garden flowers on a cream ground within gilt heightened pale blue borders, the reverse with three sprays of roses, the open sticks decorated with gilded flower sprays, with red paste stone set rivet, the third with vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a classical figural cartouche depicting Diana the Huntress flanked by attendant maidens within scrolling acanthus leaf borders, the reverse with a garlanded border of vines, flowers and fruit with crossed flambeau torch trophy, the carved and pierced mother of pearl sticks depicting courtly figures within architectural arbours centred by a dolphin fountain, with paste rivet,
The fan 28cm high, 52cm wide, the second 26cm high, 47cm wide, the third fan 28cm high, 44cm wide (3)
The first with a linen? leaf painted to the obverse with a cut corner rectangular panel depicting a musical group within an interior flanked by two printed silk roundels depicting rustic figures within gilt sequinned borders, the ground with Neoclassical style formalised painted faux jasper plaquette, trophy and garlanded decoration and applied gilt sequined and florette spangled decoration, the reverse with a repainted formalised floral panel, the open sticks with formalised foliate and pierced roundel and diamond decoration, the guard sticks with blind fretted floriate scrolling panels, with paste rivet, the second with a vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a central gilt famed oval of three children in contemporary dress within a rustic landscape flanked by bouquets of fruit and garden flowers on a cream ground within gilt heightened pale blue borders, the reverse with three sprays of roses, the open sticks decorated with gilded flower sprays, with red paste stone set rivet, the third with vellum leaf painted to the obverse with a classical figural cartouche depicting Diana the Huntress flanked by attendant maidens within scrolling acanthus leaf borders, the reverse with a garlanded border of vines, flowers and fruit with crossed flambeau torch trophy, the carved and pierced mother of pearl sticks depicting courtly figures within architectural arbours centred by a dolphin fountain, with paste rivet,
The fan 28cm high, 52cm wide, the second 26cm high, 47cm wide, the third fan 28cm high, 44cm wide (3)
Footnotes
Provenance
Property of a lady.