1690			1611
ENGAGEMENT OR MARRIAGE FOLDING FAN, PROBABLY ITALIAN; TEXTILE FIBERS PAPER DOUBLE LEAF, HAND-PAINTED AND WITH FABRIC EDGING. RECTO DEPICTS "THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN" (HELEN, QUEEN OF SPARTA, COME BACK HOME WITH MENELAO BY AN EIGHT YEARS LONG TRAVEL, AFTER HAVING BEEN SEDUCED BY PARIS). VERSO IS PAINTED WITH FLOWERS. IVORY STICKS. THE GORGE IS HAND-PAINTED, DEPICTING A CLASSICAL LANDSCAPE WITH RUINS. THE GUARD STICKS HAVE MOP INSERTIONS AND ALL THE STICKS ARE PIQUE' WITH STEEL.1680/90 CA. CM 26. MAX SPREAD CM. 48. STICKS 19+2.