RARE FRENCH FAN "RAINBOW" OR “SHADE FAN” WITH PAINTED FABRIC PALMETTES. EBONY STICKS, FLOWER SHAPED WORKED METAL BUTTON . SOME SOURCES ( NOT LAST THE OFFICIAL SITE – SEE http://www.duvelleroy.fr/fr/content/14-emblemes-de-la-maison) ONE OF DISTINGUISHING SIGNS OF THE MAISON DUVELLEROY  IS THE BUTTON OF THIS SHAPE. ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY HELENE FAVREL, AND OTHERS EXPERTS ON THIS TYPE, THIS KIND OF FANS WAS IN ROWING IN THE YEARS BETWEEN 1824 AND 1826, WITH THE NAME OF JOCKO. JOCKO WAS A MONKEY STAR OF SOME COMIC THEATRE WORKS,  THE MOST 'FAMOUS REPRESENTED IN 1822. AND JOCKO WAS ALSO A SOFT TOY MONKEY PRODUCED BY THE FAMOUS MAISON STEIFF.  I SUPPOSE THAT IN THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS BORN THE TASTE FOR THE EXOTIC THINGS, VERY COLOURFUL, WHICH NECESSARILY IS 'EVEN SENT TO FASHION. THERE ARE ALSO LITOGRAPHED FAN LEAVES ON THE “RAINBOW” STYLE  IN THE BERTARELLI’S COLLECTION, DATED FROM 1830 TO 1850. PERSONALLY I BELIEVE THAT  MY EXEMPLAR  CAN NOT BE DATED BEFORE 1830, DESPITE  QUITE  IDENTICAL  TO ANOTHER PUBLISHED AND DATED 1825. IF, AS I THINK, MY FAN WAS MADE BY DUVELLEROY, CERTAINLY COULD NOT BE PRODUCED BEFORE 1827. CM. 19. MAX OPEN. CM. 38. STICKS 16 +2