An afternoon in the open air, fan circa 1880-90
An afternoon in the open air, fan circa 1880-90
Large fan, the paper leaf painted (silk lining) with a delicate scene of family bliss by a river, where the father is fishing, the mother is reading and the older sister is resting with the child.
Mounted in finely pierced white mother-of-pearl, engraved with flowers and applied with gold leaf, the central cartel features an allegory of fidelity with a young woman training a dog.
Good overall condition (restorations to the guards with a small part missing).
H : 31 cm
With a case from Kees
Mounted in finely pierced white mother-of-pearl, engraved with flowers and applied with gold leaf, the central cartel features an allegory of fidelity with a young woman training a dog.
Good overall condition (restorations to the guards with a small part missing).
H : 31 cm
With a case from Kees
