A World Record for an Extraordinary American Feather Fan

Result EUR180,320

Published on 21 March 2022, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 11 March 2022 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

A few airy grams achieved a fine world record for this New Spain shimmering feather fan.

Central America, New Spain, late 16th-early 17th century. Fan leaf with a mosaic... A World Record for an Extraordinary American Feather Fan

Central America, New Spain, late 16th-early 17th century. Fan leaf with a mosaic of inlaid featherwork, hide and paper, h. 15 cm/5.9 in.
Result: €180,320

The extraordinary technique of mosaic or inlaid works using feathers from exotic species was a specificity of pre-Columbian America, taken up by the Spaniards when they arrived on the continent. We remember the extraordinary picture of Christ the Good Shepherd and Two Scenes from the Life of St.…

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The Art of the Fan in the New World

The star of the auction orchestrated by Coutau-Bégarie, Friday, March, 11th, at the Hôtel Drouot, is this folding fan leaf (€8,000/10,000) valued as much for its date—end of the 16th-17th century—, as for its provenance—New Spain and the mastery of its mosaic-like inlay of bird feathers and paper on hide.