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FOLDING FAN WITH EMBOSSED PAPER DOUBLE LEAF, HAND-PAINTED ON A LITHOGRAPHED BASE. RECTO DEPICTS A BUCOLIC SCENE WITH VARIOUS PERSONAGES, VERSO DANCING SYLPHIDES. THIS TYPE OF ICHONOGRAPHY WAS IN GREAT FASHION AROUND THE 40'S OF XIX CENTURY, AFTER THE FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE BALLET "LA SILPHIDE" IN 1832 WITH MARIA TAGLIONI. WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL STICKS, PIERCED AND SILVER DAMASCENED. ON EACH GUARD STICK THERE IS A BRASS MEDAILLON APPLIED, ONE WITH A MIRROR AND THE OTHER WITH AN AMETHYST. ON A STICK THERE IS WRITTEN: "D.LLE CATALINE LA...". THE LOOP, WONDERFULLY WROUGHT, CONTAINS ON EACH SIDE A SMALL MEDAILLON WITH A MALE FACE. 1840/50. CM 26,5. MAX SPREAD CM. 50. STICKS 14+2. |