Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 16

A small c 1820’s printed fan, the double paper...

Result :
Not available
Estimate :
Subscribers only

A small c 1820’s printed fan, the double paper leaf mounted on unadorned bone, possibly depicting The Continence of Scipio’, where Scipio, a Roman General, hands back, unharmed, a maiden taken as a prize of war, to her fiancé, printers reference K 416 to the left, the verso plain, guard approx. 7.25 inches or 18.5cm; a second early 19th century printed fan in bold colours, French, featuring a lady seated on a terrace, letter in hand, a suitor proffering a pink rose from behind a balustrade, to her left a plinth inscribed with the words ““La lecture Interrompue” (reading interrupted), some gold sequins scattered on the leaf, the verso plain, guard length approx. 8 inches or 20cm (2)