FRENCH FOLDING FAN "A' SYSTEME". PAPER DOUBLE LEAF, BONE STICKS. RARE EXAMPLE OF "ORACLE FAN", WITH A COLOURED ETCHING. ON THE RECTO, ABOVE THE CENTRAL MEDAILLON, THE WRITING "LES JEUX DE L'AMOUR & DE LA FORTUNE" (LOVE'S AND LUCK'S PLAYS); BELOW "DEMANDES" (QUESTIONS) AND IN THE SMALL FRAMES 16 POSSIBLE QUESTIONS. ON THE VERSO IN THE MIDDLE, ABOVE GODDES FORTUNE, "LES CAPRICES DE LA FORTUNE" (THE FORTUNE'S WHIMS). BELOW, "REPONSES" (ANSWERS) AND IN THE SMALL MEDAILLONS 16 POSSIBLE ANSWERS. IN THE GUARD STICKS, AT THE TOP, THERE ARE ONE  SMALL WHEEL NUMBERED FROM 1 TO 16 AND A SMALL PLAQUE LIKE A DIE. 1810 CA. CM. 23. MAX SPREAD CM 43. STICKS 16+2.