Fans

3. ca. 1880 - 1890. Europe. possibly France. lace leaf. wood sticks. folding, pleated fan. The single leaf is of black silk Chantilly lace. The graceful swirls of foliage and feathery, pendant flowers evoke an aura of Oriental mystery. The wood sticks are ebonized but otherwise plain. gl. 14" (35.5cm) gw. 1" (2.5cm) op. 27" (68.5cm); 180º 16/2 white metal (steel?) loop steel rivet Armstrong, Collector's, cat. #117 (erroneous date); Smolar-Meynart cat. #11 < back