Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2019
Lot 389
λ A late 18th century Italian painted vellum and ivory Grand Tour fan
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800
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Description
λ A late 18th century Italian painted vellum and ivory Grand Tour fan, the leaf decorated with a central oval panel with classical female figures, probably Diana with her bow leaning on a column accompanied by Peace flanked by panels of storks and leaf swags with two classical maidens / muses emblematic of music and dance, with gilt foil borders, the guards and sticks relief carved and pierced with figures, urns of flowers and a central classical garden scene with columns, 49.7cm wide, in an associated red leather case. (2)