CANTON "MANDARIN" FOLDING FAN. DOUBLE HAND-PAINTED PAPER LEAF. THERE ARE 59 PERSONAGES ON EACH SIDE: IT'S RARE TO SEE MORE THAN 50 AND VERY RARE THE WHITE HORSE. THEIR FACES AR OF IVORY, DRESSES OF SILK. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO LEAVES (RECTO AND VERSO) THERE IS THE EMPEROR, PROBABLY TONGZHI OR GUANGXU. CARVED AND PIERCED IVORY STICKS. THE GUARD STICKS ARE IN LOW-RELIEF. BRASS LOOP. ON THE CHINESE LACQUERED CASE THERE IS A PRINCESS' CROWN. IT COULD HAVE BELONGED TO THE DUCHESS SOPHIE V. SICKINGEN-HOHENBERG (BORN IN PRAGUE 13/08/1842 AND DIED 23/05/1913) OR TO THE COUNTESS SOPHIE CHOTEK VON CHOTKOWA, MORGANATIC WIFE OF THE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA FRANZ FERDINAND (MARCH 1st, 1868-JUNE 28th, 1914) WHO WAS NAMED BEFORE PRINCESS AND THEN DUCHESS OF HOHENBERG BY FRANZ JOSEPH.1870/90. CM 27,5. MAX SPREAD CM. 51,5. STICKS 14+2.