A large and rare ivory cockade fan Late 18th/early 19th century
Lot 104Y Ф
A large and rare ivory cockade fan
Late 18th/early 19th century
Sold for £17,500 (US$ 23,610) inc. premium

Asian Art

8 May 2017, 10:30 BST

London, Knightsbridge
Lot Details
A large and rare ivory cockade fan
Late 18th/early 19th century
The circular fan with sixty-four sticks finely carved in openwork with bands of floral motifs, foliate diaper and landscape scenery, the long outer covers similarly carved in low relief, mounted with wire on a backboard.
38cm (15in) diam. when opened

Footnotes

  • Compare with a similarly proportioned cockade fan, early 19th century, sold at Christie's, London, South Kensington, 18 May 2012, lot 1350; and another at Christie's, London, South Kensington, 8 November 2013, lot 1264.
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Ф Item contains or is made of ivory

This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.
Y CITES

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