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Two late 18th century wood brisé fans, the first with 28 inner sticks and two guards, rounded tips, pierced, very thin, painted with a central car...

An 18th century bone fan, the upper guards painted in chinoiserie fashion, the sticks carved as to be decorative when seen from the side, the doub...

An interesting mid to late 18th century carved and pierced bone fan with double paper leaf, intricately découpé, printed and hand-coloured, the sc...

A French 18th century unmounted printed fan leaf “Vive la Bagatelle”, printed in black with riddles and logographs, a central oval under the title...

An unmatched pair of uncut and unmounted fan leaves, mid-19th century, engraved, marked in the gorge “BELLEVILLE 1272” in print and “No 1272 = ??...

An uncut and unmounted fan leaf, 19th century, printed in black and hand coloured on faces and limbs, marked in the gorge space “B, No. 301” and p...

An uncut and unmounted 19th century fan leaf, French, printed in black and grey and hand coloured in shades of blue, depicting a lake in the groun...

An uncut and unmounted 19th century fan leaf, French, printed in black and grey and hand coloured in shades of blue, depicting a lake in the groun...

An uncut and unmounted 19th century fan leaf, French, printed in black and grey and hand coloured in shades of blue, depicting a rural lake, likel...

A French silk “Trick” fan or eventail à dislocation, the complex bands of cream silk ribbon mounted on wood painted grey, one inner guard marked “...

c.1900/1910, an attractive tortoiseshell fan, the monture gilded, mounted with a silk leaf, painted in pastels with a young lady dressed in pink, ...

A late 19th century bone fan, the monture quite plain, the double leaf of cream silk backed with cream glazed cotton, painted with a winged lady w...

c.1890’s, a German folding fan, en camaieu, believed to show the Ridge of Valkyries, with several interesting features: stag hunt in the backgrou...

An unusual early 19th century shaped horn brisé with barrel rivet, ribboned close to the centre, giving a large almost harp-shape upper section wi...

Four 19th century feather fans, in marquetry form, the first in tortoiseshell with three varieties of feather, applied in concentric bands, the ce...

Five early 19th century horn brisé fans, different shades, one clouté with steel and fitted with a very elaborate tassel, all pierced, two painted...

Fans for young girls: a selection of five cream celluloid brisé fans, the largest approx. 15cm, being painted with flowers, the others being pierc...

A campaign green silk cockade table fan in fitted red leather case, and very ornate base, which folds away for travelling, used by the military at...

A c.1900 /1910 pink mother of pearl fan, the monture attractively pierced, the gorge to match the upper guard, the machine lace leaf with differin...

Two summer fans from the 1890’s, the first with pink mother of pearl monture, the leaf of cream gauze applied with cream machine lace, and painted...

Three late 19th century/early 20th century fans, the first with black gauze and machine lace leaf, painted with dog roses and blossoms, mounted à ...

Four fans, mid-19th century onwards, to include a pierced wood example, the lithographed leaf featuring an outdoor gathering of ladies in 18th cen...

A selection of 19th century fans: A palmette fan or Jenny Lind, the wood sticks dyed black, and piqué in silver, the leaf sections embroidered wit...

A last quarter 19th century black machine lace fan mounted on sturdy tortoiseshell sticks and ribs, shaped head, the leaf embroidered with tiny si...

Seven cockade fans of varying types, all requiring some repair: A very unusual cockade on Jenny Lind form, the shaped panels in pink, embroidered ...

Six late 19th century/early 20th century fans, two with wood montures, four with bone, the leaves in cream and variously depicting birds or flower...

Four late Victorian/Edwardian fans, summer colours and weight, one with a gauze leaf painted with a maiden on a swing, the monture of painted wood...

Four large late 19th century fans, all with wood montures, three with a fabric leaf, one of paper, an example with red leaf showing a lady in 1880...

Three large late 19th century evening fans, all mounted on pierced or carved wood, the first with a leaf of black machine lace embroidered with gu...

Various wood brisé fans, the first very visual with guards and lower sticks dyed to a dark brown, contrasting with upper areas left plain, featuri...

A 19th century glazed cotton cockade fan, painted with violets, the leaf contained in a strong cardboard tube with brass metal band and graced wit...

A third quarter 19th century wood fan with painted silk leaf, the monture painted in gold, carved, the leaf quite surreal in presentation, with wi...

A c.1880’s wood fan, the monture with deeply carved guards, the gorge sticks with simple piercing, mounted with a leaf of cream silk embroidered w...

A dainty early 20th century fan, the monture a combination of shaped bone gorge sticks and beige celluloid guards, pierced and slightly coloured, ...

A selection of small brisé fans for young girls: a celluloid example with a dancer painted in the central panel, the reserves boldly painted in go...

A large and showy mustard silk fan c1890’s, painted with bluebirds in flight and the words “Nous revenons” (we’re returning), the monture of sturd...

A large late 1890’s fan with unusual cream silk ribbon work detail applied to spotted net, mounted à l’anglaise, loops of the ribbon extending pas...

A good late 1890’s wood fan, the cream silk satin leaf panted with birds returning to a nest in the eaves, one with food to proffer to the young, ...

Three large fans from the 1890’s, the first painted on biscuit-coloured cotton with delicate roses in a strong pink, surrounded by leaves, a large...

An early 20th century summer fan, the cream gauze leaf painted with daisies and roses with yellow blossom and leaves, an elegant butterfly in the ...

Austrian interest: a fan to celebrate “Kaiser Jubilaums 1848- 1908”, also stating “Zur errinnerung an das 60 Jahrige Regierungsjubilaum ?? Majesta...

Barbier George, but a 21st century reproduction of a 1915 design, the paper leaf in fontange form mounted on black wood sticks, the original state...

John and Pippa Brooker, a limited-edition fan ( the first by this maker), number 29 of 100, commemorating the life of Horatio, Lord Nelson, 1758 –...

Three 20th century Oriental fans, with wood montures and paper leaves, the first depicting a colourful pagoda, Mount fuji in the background, scrip...

Seven late 19th century fans of large size, the first with wood monture painted gold, and silvered, the cream fabric leaf painted with a waterside...

Twenty-four tourist fans from China, Bali, and Europe, to include a telescopic example, one printed with vibrant fan leaves, one celebrating a cen...

Two large, good quality, folding fans, both printed on silk, on wood montures, one showing buildings with the heading “World Heritage, Patrimoine ...

Three large, late 19th century black wood fans, the first with a black satin leaf profusely embroidered with cream blooms, good shaping to the hea...

Judith Elliott: three 20th century fans by the Late FCI member who delighted in painting small animals and birds, the first depicting bullfinches ...

Judith Elliott: a fixed fan depicting three little foxes, with a poem, signed and dated 1998; a fan with silver background, applied with flowers i...

Judith Elliott: three cat fans, the first a fixed screen, depicting the “Gatti de Roma”, with two black cats in silhouette, their tails entwined t...

Three small brisé fans, two from the 19th century, the first, produced by Goodall, with six wide panels embossed in gold and entitled “A tribute o...

University of Pennsylvania, USA: A large double-sided scrap fan, the fan itself of Japanese style with strung decoration to the guards, applied wi...

A Mauchline Ware fixed fan screen, the turned wood handle finished with a bone finial, the shaped wood screen featuring an Alpine chalet to the re...

A c.1890’s gauze fan painted with butterflies, signed “Antoinette”, the leaf mounted on blonde tortoiseshell, the upper guard with gilt metal mono...

Five large fans c 1890’s, the first of owls in flight, accompanied by smaller birds, the cream gauze leaf mounted on lightly incised bone sticks; ...

A sturdy, large, dark green leather covered fan box, of a size normally containing a feather fan, but having a removable tray and divisions inside...

An ornate mid-19th century mother of pearl fan, the guards entirely of carved and pierced gilt metal, set with turquoise stones, the upper section...

The Philadelphia Trades Fair printed centenary commemorative fans, (1776 – 1876) the double paper leaf mounted on basic wood, one guard printed wi...

A 20th century Chinese carved sandalwood fan, the white cotton gauze leaf embroidered in pastel silks with a five-claw dragon chasing the pearl, c...

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