AUSTRIAN BRISE' FAN. IT IS A SO CALLED "WIEN JEWELED FAN", ON GREAT FASHION ABOUT IN 1875/80'S. THIS TYPE OF FAN WAS SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME AT VIENNA UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION OF 1873 AND IT HAD AN IMMEDIATE GREAT SUCCESS NEAR THE HIGH SOCIETY LADIES. THIS EXEMPLAR HAS IVORY STICKS AND JEWELED GUARD STICKS WITH 38 TURQUOISES, 18 GARNETS, 11 PEARLS AND 1 OPAL SETTED ON 4KT GOLD FILIGREE, PARTIALLY ENAMELLED. 1875/80. CM. 20,5. MAX. SPREAD CM. 36. STICKS 16 + 2.