Fans to waft the spring breezes in a bit sooner if only in your mind. The latest fans from Fan d’Eventails, Paris.

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Tortoiseshell brisé fan, finely pierced and carved. 19th c. Chinese. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/oriental-fans/4608-chinese-tortoisehell-19th-century-fan.html
Gallantry fan with a painted leather leaf and mother-of-pearl sticks and guards. by Jeanne Cahulle for the fan-maker Alexandre. Late 19th c.French. Signed Jeanne Catulle and on the reverse Alexandre. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/19th-century-fans/4614-gallantry-fan-by-jeanne-cahulle-for-alexandre-late-19th-century.html

Hermes et Herse fan. Tortoiseshell brisé fan, pierced and painted with a central panel depicting an episode from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The gorge is painted with chinoiserie motifs; The guards are carved, engraved, and gilded with floral and bird motifs.circa 1690-1720. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license. https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/18th-century-fans/4604-hermes-et-herse-eventail-vers-1700.html
Japanese birds fan. Lacquered Brisé fan. ca. 1900. Image © Fan d’Eventails, Paris. Fair use license https://www.fandeventails.fr/en/oriental-fans/4628-japanese-birds-fan-circa-1900.html

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