RARE
FRENCH BRISE' FAN, LORGNETTE TYPE. BLOND TORTOISE SHELL STICKS, COVERED WITH
GILDED SILVER FOIL AND SMALL STEEL DOTS ON RECTO. THE HEAD OF THE STICKS
IS SHAPED AS AN EAGLE, NAPOLEONIC SYMBOL. THE LOWER PART HAS THE SHAPE OF THE
POINT OF AN ARROW. ON THE PRINCIPAL GUARD STICK THERE IS A LENS, ON THE
SECONDARY A SMALL MIRROR. THE OTHER STICKS HAVE SIMPLE GLASSES. MOP BUTTON.
THE FAN HAS ARRIVED IN THE BOX IN THE PHOTO, ALMOST COEVAL, BUT NOT
ORIGINAL.
1805 CA. CM 13,5. MAX SPREAD CM 24,5. STICKS 16+2
D. INGRES "Madame Duvauçais" - 1807 |