Seven large late 19th century folding fans: an elegant wood ...

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£90 - £120

Seven large late 19th century folding fans: an elegant wood fan, the monture gilded, the strong black gauze leaf painted with a winged fairy in human garb surrounded by flowers and accompanied by two winged cherubs in flight, guard approx. 35.5 cm; together with a black wood fan with gorge sticks and upper guards painted in colour, a complementing floral spray painted on the black silk satin leaf, guard approx. 35 cm; a black wood fan, the leaf of black cotton painted with violets and mounted à la Sultane, guard approx. 31 cm; a black wood fan with carved and pierced monture, mounted with a pale mustard silk leaf panted with a pair of young children, elaborately dressed in 18th century costume, and two pink butterflies, guard approx. 36 cm; a simple tan wood fan mounted with a printed paper leaf featuring a small gathering of ladies and children, a large harp in the background, guard approx. 32.5 cm, and two cream gauze fans with white painted sticks, one applied with machine lace, the other simply painted with flowers (7)

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All generally in good vintage condition