VERY RARE BALLOONING FAN, COMMEMORATIVE OF CHARLES AND ROBERT'S FLIGHT, WITH "CHARLIERE" MONTGOLFIERE. ON DEC. 1783, 1st, THE PHYSICIST J.A.C. CHARLES AND THE ENGINEER NICOLAS ROBERT LEFT TUILERIES IN PARIS: THIS WAS THE FIRST FREE HUMAN FLIGHT, WITH AN HYDROGEN BALLOON. HAND-PAINTED DOUBLE SILK LEAF WITH VARIOUSLY SHAPED SEQUINS APPLIED. NATURAL AND GILT SILVER DAMASCENED IVORY STICKS, GUARDS WITH COLORED MICA. THE SIX VIALS FOR PERFUME ARE MISSED. RIVETS WITH CRYSTALS SET. 1783. CM. 27. MAX SPREAD. CM. 50. STICKS 14+2