Changing portraits, system fan circa 1760-70
Changing portraits, system fan circa 1760-70
Fan, the paper leaf painted with gouache of a gallant scene in a garden.
Ivory sticks and guards are pierced, engraved, painted and varnished. The top of the guards feature a small pusher to slide a painted ivory leaf revealing various portraits of men and women.
Condition: small tears, one stick in cardboard, the master guard damaged and with the sliding mechanism jammed
H : 26,5 cm
Ivory sticks and guards are pierced, engraved, painted and varnished. The top of the guards feature a small pusher to slide a painted ivory leaf revealing various portraits of men and women.
Condition: small tears, one stick in cardboard, the master guard damaged and with the sliding mechanism jammed
H : 26,5 cm
