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COURTING COUPLES IN A RUSTIC LANDSCAPE hand-painted 18th century fan


COUPLES IN A RUSTIC LANDSCAPE
18th century double-leaf hand fan painted figures in landscape on 'Bleu Celeste' ground, carved ivory, painted, silvered and gilt sticks & guards

Recto, paper leaf : hand-painted gouache, 'Bleu Celeste' ground behind love symbols, including roses, cornflowers, forget-me-nots and chains of gold

Verso, paper leaf : hand-painted landscape of trees and ruins, framed by rose and blue florals

Circa : 1765, English or French

Size : 10-7/8"sticks & guards, each leaf 5" high, opens to 19" spread
Condition : overall good for age and type; typical minor losses and old restorations

Provenance : estate of Lillian Landis (founder, in 1945, of Crisfield's Restaurant)

# 02494 .................................................................................... $ 425.

Size: 9 items
Two couples in a pastoral landscape, detail

Two couples in a pastoral landscape, detail

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Full view, recto

Full view, recto

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guards and sticks, detail

guards and sticks, detail

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Verso detail, showing initials of the fan painter &/or collectors

Verso detail, showing initials of the fan painter &/or collectors

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Verso :  the back leaf is painted with a central landscape

Verso : the back leaf is painted with a central landscape

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verso detail, showing one of the openwork carved  ivory guards

verso detail, showing one of the openwork carved ivory guards

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Detail of Couples in a Rustic Landscape, recto

Detail of Couples in a Rustic Landscape, recto

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Recto, detail

Recto, detail

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