VERY RARE MINIATURE BRISE' FAN, PROBABLY FOR A DOLL, MADE OF HAND-PAINTED IVORY, "VERNIS MARTIN" TYPE AND MOP PLAQUE AT THE RIVET. ON RECTO A BERGERADE, ON VERSO A  PROBABLY NORMAN LANDSCAPE, CONSIDERING THAT THESE FANS WERE MADE NEAR ROUEN IN THE FIRST HALF OF XIX CENTURY. THE DECORATION ON THE GUARD STICKS IS TYPICAL OF THE 1830'S. IN MY OPINION THIS FAN IS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRODUCED ON THE TURN OF THE XIX CENTURY WHEN THEY WERE AGAIN ON FASHION. AT THAT TIME THE MINIATURES WERE GIVEN AS A GIFT BY THE FAMOUS MAISONS TO THE DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUYERS. HOWEVER, I'M SURE THAT IN THE PREVIOUS TIMES THEY OFTEN WERE SOLD TOGETHER THE MOST PRECIOUS DOLLS. 1830 CA. CM. 5 x 10. STICKS 16+2.