A camaïeu fan for the Duchess of Berry's ball, 19th century Duvelleroy fan
A camaïeu fan for the Duchess of Berry's ball, 19th century Duvelleroy fan
Fan imitating the 18th century.
19th century monochrome pink leather leaf, painted with chinoiserie and gallant scenes.
18th century sticks and guards, Compagnie des Indes work, with alternating natural and pink-dyed sticks with Chinese motifs.
Good condition (small stains and restorations to the leaf)
H: 28 cm
With its Duvelleroy case
According to family tradition, this fan could be one of those brought back into fashion by the Duchess of Berry's ball held in 1829, for which Duvelleroy made the leaf imitating the 18th-century style and combined it with an antique sticks and guards.
