RARE FOLDING BOUQUET FAN. SILK DOUBLE LEAF WITH SILK AND PAPER FLOWERS APPLIED. A MOIRE' SILK BOW IS ATTACHED TO A GUARD STICK, AND A SILK RIBBON HAS BEEN KNOTTED TO THE LOOP. CARVED IVORINE STICKS, WITH SILVER AND GOLD FLOWERS PAINTED. FOLDING THE FAN, IT BECOMES A PRETTY FLORAL BOUQUET, THANKS TO THE PARTICULAR POSITIONING OF THE STICKS. MARIE VINCENT PATENTED THIS FAN IN PARIS ON OCT. 1897, 9th. DURING 1900 PARIS EXPOSITION THEY HAD A GREAT SUCCESS. OTHER TYPES (WITH ROSES, DAYSIES, VIOLETS) WHERE SOLD BY S.LEVY IN 41, AVENUE DE L'OPERA - PARIS, BY CARMELITA IN FIFTH AVENUE - NEW YORK, AND MENTIONED BY HARPER'S BAZAR IN 1903 OR COSMOPOLITAN IN 1905. (SEE "NOVELTY HAND FANS" - C. FENDEL - PAGES 35-36-37-38 E M. VOLET "L'IMAGINATION AU SERVICE DE L'EVENTAIL" PAG 192). 1900 CA. CM. 23 x 32. STICKS 11.