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Fan decorated with a genre scene with flowers and birds painted on gauze with openwork wooden sprigs and painted with flower motifs, late 19th century
Superb fan with central decoration representing a genre scene with a gallant seated on a bench next to a young girl embroidering a work
On either side of this scene, there are in two cartridges a quiver with arrows, Cupid's bow and doves for one and for the other flowers detached from their ribbon by doves' beaks
These scenes are surrounded by a large lace decoration with very fine embroidered multicolored cannetilles.
Hand painting on very fine gauze and in very good condition
The frame is made of openwork wood decorated with finely carved arabesques.
Each strand is painted with alternating flowers and rows of Louis XVI style pearls
Polychrome flowers painted very finely, sprigs in very good condition
The back of the fan is also painted on each strand with an old gold arabesque decoration.
long open: 45.5 cm
long closed: 24 cm
Very beautiful piece!
Ref: GP1IOH2X2Y