White peacock, fan by Bastard and Thomasse for Duvelleroy, Art Nouveau period
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White peacock, fan by Bastard and Thomasse for Duvelleroy, Art Nouveau period
Mother of pearl fan, the sticks and guard pierced, carved and painted with art nouveau design of peacock feather
The silk leaf is painted and embroidered with silver sequins
Signed A. Thomasse and Duvelleroy on reverse
Condition : tears and spots
Size : 27 cm
A same fan, with golden sequins, is on the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection and on picture (p.38) in the article by Clara Scrève La dentelle et la plume : étude de quelques éventails de jeunesse de Georges Bastard (1881-1939) : à la recherche de l'unité de l'oeuvre in the Arts Nouveaux, magazine de l 'art nouveau AAmen Septembre 2019 n° 35
