Hand-fans found in a current Bonham’s auction catalogue. So pretty!

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Two blonde tortoiseshell and Brussels Point de Gaze lace folding fans. The first fan with a fine lace leaf with meandering floral sprays and scattered dragon flies within scrolling floriate borders, the plain sticks with foliate pierced ribs, the guards also plain, with matching metal mounted rivet, with A Rodien retailers card box. The second fan similarly with a fine lace leaf with dense all-over floriate scrolling sprays and flowers within scrolling floriate borders with scalloped edges, the plain sticks with foliate pierced ribs, the guards also plain, with matching metal mounted rivet. Late 19th c. Probably Franco-Flemish. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31230/lot/102/two-continental-blonde-tortoiseshell-and-brussels-point-de-gaze-lace-folding-fans-probably-franco-flemish-late-19th-century-2/
A tortoiseshell and black Chantilly lace folding fan and a similar mother-of-pearl and black Chantilly lace folding fan. The first with a finely worked leaf decorated with a panel of delicate flowers, foliage and scrolls centred by a bouquet below an further garland and set within foliate borders on a net ground applied to an ivory backing, the reverse lined black, the plain sticks with concealed ribs, the similar guard sticks with an applied carved interlaced scrolling mount, with D shaped swing handle. The second with an unusual finely worked leaf decorated with a Chinoiserie figural frieze centred by a Chinaman (sic) smoking a long pipe within an open gazebo, and flanked by two pairs of tall palm trees and a pair of elaborate pagoda temples and two similar further figures, all within scrolling borders on a fine hexagonal net ground applied to a ivory satin backing, the reverse lined pale pink, the plain sticks with concealed ribs and matching plain guard sticks, with paste set rivet. French. 1850-1875. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31230/lot/101/a-tortoiseshell-and-black-chantilly-lace-folding-fan-and-a-similar-mother-of-pearl-and-black-chantilly-lace-folding-fan-french-third-quarter-19th-century-2/
A collection of ten Japanese folding fans in tortoiseshell, bamboo and wood and lacquered and inlaid wood, some with painted silk or paper leaves, two of brisé form, together with a small Chinese export paper and bamboo folding fan. The Japanese fans comprising a tortoiseshell example with lacquered guard sticks, the satinised paper leaf with a rustic figural landscape decoration, with ivory shibiyama ball corded silk tassel, a carved and pierced wood and ivory and mother of pearl inlaid example, the silk leaf painted with cranes, the guardsticks with bird, temple and musician decoration, with beaded silk tassel, three brisé examples, two of tortoiseshell, one with Shibayama decoration, the other of wood with gilt and silvered lacquered decoration with Shibayama inlaid ivory ball corded silk tassel and a wooden example, the leaf with gilt and silvered decoration of birds, bamboo, flowers and foliage, two bamboo and paper folding dance fans with colourful Iris and blossom and autumn leaf decoration, a bamboo and painted paper example, with lacquered guards, the corded tassel with ivory Shibayama plaque with insects, a Shibayama decorated bamboo example, the printed and embroidered silk leaf decorated with birds on flowering boughs, the guardsticks with mother of pearl, painted bone and hardstone inlaid decoration, a white wood folding brisé fan with painted rustic figural landscape decoration, the reverse with a flowering standard wisteria and pheasants, the small Chinese painted paper and bamboo fan with figural decoration on a black ground. 19th and early 20th c. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31230/lot/108/a-collection-of-ten-japanese-folding-fans-in-tortoiseshell-bamboo-and-wood-and-lacquered-and-inlaid-wood-some-with-painted-silk-or-paper-leaves-two-of-brise-form-together-with-a-small-chinese-export-paper-and-bamboo-folding-fan-19th-century-and-early-20th-century-11/
A mother of pearl and Irish Carrickmacross lace folding fan, together with a similar period blonde tortoiseshell, needlepoint lace and painted silk folding fan and a similar period horn and painted silk and gauze folding fan. The first fan with a leaf worked with meandering leaves and flowers within a floral ribband border on a fine net ground, the plain sticks with pierced bone ribs, the guard sticks also plain, with matching rivet and plain metal D shaped swing handle, the second with a needlepoint lace leaf and applied painted silk figural cartouches depicting courtly figures in 18th century style dress, the plain sticks with corresponding ribs to the rear, the obverse guard with applied yellow? metal and inset gem? stone (both untested) scrolling leafy flower mount, the third fan with a satin leaf painted with a scene of a pair of 18th centruy style courtly lovers, the painted scrolling and floral painted gauze borders with applied gold sequin borders, the sticks with foliate gilt scrolling decoration, each side with a pair of concentric large and small mother of pearl backed roundels, the guards sticks with continuations of the larger roundel mouldings, the gilt metal D shaped handle with inset green paste rivet. Continental, late 19th c. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31230/lot/109/a-mother-of-pearl-and-irish-carrickmacross-lace-folding-fan-together-with-a-similar-period-blonde-tortoiseshell-needlepoint-lace-and-painted-silk-folding-fan-and-a-similar-period-horn-and-painted-silk-and-gauze-folding-fan-continental-late-19th-century-3/
Three commemorative printed and hand coloured folding fans. The first commemorating the arrival of Ferdinand I of the two Scillies to Naples, circa 1816(?), the paper leaf printed to the obverse with a hand coloured view of the royal couple arriving in the city reserved on an abstracted landscape ground, the reverse with a vignette of the their ships arrival in the harbour with foliate gilt borders, the sticks and guards of black stained wood with mother of pearl rivet, the second commemorating The Assembly of Notables, circa 1767, the hand coloured paper leaf decorated with a central figural scene of Louis XVI, high ranking nobles and the clergy with inscribed text and date 1787, with stained wood sticks and guard sticks, with brass and copper rivet, the last commemorating the Constitution of Spain, Cortes, Cadez, March 18, 1812, the obverse leaf with hand coloured figural decoration flanked by coats of arms and insignia within pink banded border, the ivory painted sticks and guard with gilt metal D shaped rivetted handle. The first probably Italian, early 19th century, the second French, late 18th century, the third probably Spanish, late 18th century. Image © Bonhams 2001-2025. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31230/lot/113/three-continental-commemorative-printed-and-hand-coloured-folding-fans-the-first-probably-italian-early-19th-century-the-second-french-late-18th-century-the-third-probably-spanish-late-18th-century-3/

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