French Third Republic, Alsace and Lorraine, fan by Lanfant de Metz and Alexandre, late 19th century
French Third Republic, Alsace and Lorraine, fan by Lanfant de Metz and Alexandre, late 19th century
Tortoiseshell fan, the skin leaf is painted with an allegory of the French Third Republic offering her hand to the children of Alsace and Lorraine
Signed Lanfant de Metz ( François-Louis LANFANT DE METZ 1814-1892, French painter)
Signed Alexandre on reverse
Good condition (tears and marks on reverse)
Size : 29,5 cm
With a box
Le peintre Lanfant est répertorié comme ayant travaillé pour Alexandre (sous Évette) d'après facture en 1892 (source Alexandre : Fan-maker to the Courts of Europe par Helen Alexander)
