#29

Early French Dol's Fan in Frame with Provenance
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$350
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Description
5" (13 cm.) fan. 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" frame. The bone-handled fan with cut-work designs has parchment paper leaves and is hand-painted with delicate flowers and vines,with original silk tassel. The fan is enclosed in a wooden frame and on the backside is the old ink-script note "Doll's fan,brought from Paris in 1822 - used by the children in the Pitt family up to 1893". Excellent condition.