Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 10th January 2018
Lot 442
A rare George III engraved and hand-coloured imaginary map paper fan
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1600
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Description
A rare George III engraved and hand-coloured imaginary map paper fan, the 'Land of Matrimony', with islands 'ENCHANTED', 'Coquet' and 'Divorce', and ''Bay of Repentance', titled 'A MAP OF THE WORLD', printed by T. Pike, King Street, Bloomsbury, May 1st 1788, with woden guards and sticks, 23.5cm long.
See Sotheby's, Travel, Atlases, Maps & Natural History, 15th November 2011, lot 10 for a similar fan.