Justice triumphs, fan by Alexandre circa 1860-70
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Justice triumphs, fan by Alexandre circa 1860-70
Fan attributed to Alexandre, the double skin leaf is richly painted of a trial between the Rich and Poor in the taste of the 18th century
Mother-of-pearl sticks and guards very finely carved, pierced, engraved and applied with gold leaves, the central medallion showing, in accordance with the subject of the leaf, an allegory of Justice
Good condition
Size : 29,5 cm
With its cardboard box from the fan-maker Alexandre
A fan with a rather similar style of sticks and guards is presented in Hélène Alexander's book Alexandre Fan-maker to the Courts of Europe Fan Museum, Greenwich London, 2012, p. 44-45
Mother-of-pearl sticks and guards very finely carved, pierced, engraved and applied with gold leaves, the central medallion showing, in accordance with the subject of the leaf, an allegory of Justice
Good condition
Size : 29,5 cm
With its cardboard box from the fan-maker Alexandre
A fan with a rather similar style of sticks and guards is presented in Hélène Alexander's book Alexandre Fan-maker to the Courts of Europe Fan Museum, Greenwich London, 2012, p. 44-45
