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Collection of decorative folding fans with intricate designs and historical significance, showcasing craftsmanship and cultural heritage.

EVENTAIL. "Requests and responses" Gallingerie ", 18th century. Paper, uniform color printing, rosewood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99067-12 Fashion accessory, Eventail
EVENTAIL. "Requests and responses" Gallingerie ", 18th century. Paper, uniform color printing, rosewood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99067-12 Fashion accessory, Eventail
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Fan unknownFan. Culture: British. Dimensions: 10 x 18 1/4 in. (25.4 x 46.4 cm). Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.. Folding fan with leaf of blond machined, in which organza central cartouche painted in grisaille with birds on blossom branch, on a bone frame. 18 Not contiguous legs, Range ring from copper with round bead of leg around closing pin.Fan fourth quarter 18th century European. Fan 168596broken rangePleated Fan (Italy); painted paper leaf, carved ivory sticks with inlaid metal pins and mother-of-pearlIvoren fan from the Braam Houckgeest collection, c. 1795 The fan consists (now) of two outdoor legs and 22 inner legs; At least two legs are missing. The inner legs are open, the lower part with a 'cash motif', in which a shield has been saved in the center with the initials 'CGVR' against a background of fireplace vertical lines, for Catharina Cornelia Geertruida van Reede (van Oudtshoorn), the First wife of A.E. Van Braam Houckgeest (1739-1801). Above that, against the same background of thin lines, three painted medalions that seem to have been hung on ribbons, flower vines, and swinging band work. On the middle, shield -shaped medallion a man and a woman at the waterfront; On the other two, oval medallions always a putto, once at the rising or setting sun on the waterfront and once in a boat on the turbulent sea under a sky with lightning bolts. Flower branches on the back. In the tops above the ribbon, openwork chrysanthemums. The outdoor legs are cut into high -relief with flowerEngland, London, Greenwich, The Fan Museum, Display of Historical FansEVENTAIL. Decor of foliage and flowers (gold) decorated with steel glitter, branches of flowers on the guards. Broken in donkey skin, ivory guards. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Eventail: foliage decor and flowers (gold) decorated with steel glitter; Flower branches on guard. Fashion accessory, EventailEVENTAIL. "Green paper banner", 18th century. Double -sided green paper, rosewood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99083-7 Fashion accessory, EventailFolded rangePleated fan, Paper leaf with chromolithograph, wood sticks, Pleated fan. Obverse has a bullfighting scene. Sticks of varnished wood with stamped silvered design., Spain, late 19th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan 1750-75 French. Fan 209714EVENTAIL. "Love leading tanks and flying loves". Ocher painted black percale, complexion bamboo. Paris, Carnavalet museum. EVENTAIL: loves leading tanks and flying love Fashion accessory, EventailFolded rangeBrisé fan van Been () With drowned and sliced legs, on both sides Chinese figures, houses and plant and flour motifs, anonymous, c. 1830 - c. 1850 Brisé fan of ajour cut leg with copper closing pin and ditto hook, with a cord with a purple and a green silk brush. Model: 20 decorated legs, which are connected to each other by means of a light pink ribbon. Decoration: The stand part of the legs is decorated with an ajour cut pattern of scenes with figures interspersed with servetwork. The decoration of the hand part is formed by a rosette and leaf and floral motifs, both interspersed with service. On the outdoor legs, three scenes with figures are shown one above the other in relief, including palmets and rosettes. On the closing pin a green silk cord has been tied with a Gordian knot from which a green and a purple brush hang, both with gold thread. Kanton (possibly) whole: Bone (Material). fan ring: copper (metal). Lint: Silk cutting Brisé fan of ajour cut leg with copper closing pin aFolding Fan. France, circa 1720. Costumes; Accessories. Vellum leaf, ivory sticksFan 19th century Chinese. Fan. Chinese. 19th century. Paper, gold, silver, enamel. FansBroken fan, anonymous, c. 1815 - C. 1820 Brisé fan van Hoorn with rose decor. The pointed arched legs are cut. On the medallions in the form of kashmirpalmetten, each over the two, there is a cut and painted branch with rose rose, butterfly, forgets and Margriet. The downside shows orange instead of blue. Two blue stones adorn on the pivot. France frame: Horn (Animal Material). Decoration: Tempera. Lint: Silk. closing pin: Glass. metal cutting / painting / grinding Brisé fan van Hoorn with rose decor. The pointed arched legs are cut. On the medallions in the form of kashmirpalmetten, each over the two, there is a cut and painted branch with rose rose, butterfly, forgets and Margriet. The downside shows orange instead of blue. Two blue stones adorn on the pivot. France frame: Horn (Animal Material). Decoration: Tempera. Lint: Silk. closing pin: Glass. metal cutting / painting / grindingFan 1855-65 European. Fan. European. 1855-65. mother-of-pearl, paper, gouache, metalFolding ranger with double blade of organza with appliqué and partially cut-away machinal side on an ajour carved pearly frame frame. Mother of pearl frame with metal fan ring and satin ribbon; 17 Continuous legs, head of hand part in relief and cut out; Double blade of organza with machinally applicated and partially opened. Ring ring of mother-of-pearl.Folded range, sheet decor: 2 pavots in cartels, central cartel decorated with a double "L" surmounted by a count crown. GAL2002.157.1A Chantilly leaf in black hand, Bélière in blonde scales, black cut -off glans, blonde scales frameFolding range with leaf of mesh on which gold and silver-colored lovers, on the frame of ivory (), Anonymous, c. 1925 Folding range, with scalloped upper edge, with leaf of silk mesh on which gold and silver-colored lovers are sewn in various shapes, centrally on leaf a shell motif. Fronture of ivory (), 10 slender legs, decoration is edited and gilded. The fan ring is made of copper with lock pin and disk of ivory (). Silk brush. The top and bottom edge of the leaf are finished with gold siding picot. The signing with pencil is still visible to some places. Netherlands (possibly) sheet:. Blad: Paillette. sheet:. leaf: Pencil. frame: Ivory. fan ring: copper (metal). Brush: Silk sewing / cutting / inlay (process) Folding range, with scalloped upper edge, with leaf of silk mesh on which gold and silver-colored lovers are sewn in various shapes, centrally on leaf a shell motif. Fronture of ivory (), 10 slender legs, decoration is edited and gilded. The fan ring is made of copper with lockPleated fan, Painted paper leaf, pierced bone sticks with steel piqués, mother-of-pearl washer, Pleated fan with double leaf. Both leaves are hand-colored paper with an equestrian statue of Portuguals John I in the center, having at each side one of the 'Four Parts of the Globe' allegorically represented as a woman with an attendant beast and appropriate scenic detail. Pierced ivory sticks inlaid steel piqués. Some careful repairs have been made to the edges of the paper leaf. Mother-of-pearl washer at rivet., probably China for Portuguese market, late 18th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan 1890-94 American. Fan 120638Folded range Gal1963.48.12 Black lace sheet applied to black tulle, black wooden frame, steel starsFan. unknown, authorFan 18th century French. Fan. French. 18th century. paper, ivory, mother-of-pearlEVENTAIL. "France by Brienne on the edge of its tomb, led by Necker, will be reborn again". Paper, gouache engraving, tinted wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99058-6 Fashion accessory, Event, Revolutionary Periode, French RevolutionFolded range GAL1952.10.29 Painted black leafbroken range GAL1980.126.20 Cut and studded horn.EVENTAIL. Political scene concerning the exile of Philippe d'Orléans. Paper, lacquered wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99104-28 Fashion accessory, EventailPleated Fan And Case; parchment leaf with lithograph hand-colored in gouache, mother-of-pearl sticks carved à jour, brilliant set in pin, lacquered wood case inlaid with metal, lined with silkFolding impaired, with leaf of paper on which in watercolor on the front a dancing crowd around a freedom tree, a red-white-blue banderolle, putti with a freedom hat and flag and on the back a keeshond with freedom hat, on a frame of leg inlaid with sheet silver . Folding impaired, with leaf of paper on which in watercolor on the front a dancing crowd around a freedom tree, a red-white-blue banderolle, putti with a freedom hat and flag and on the back a keeshond with freedom hat, on a frame of leg inlaid with sheet silver . The decorated freedom tree on the front of the impeller is shown in a fairly conventional manner. The image of the Keeshond with freedom staff on the back, on the other hand, is particularly and supports the dating of 1795. During the years of exile, the symbol of the patriots had been, but was only used shortly after the remuneration. After 1795 he almost no longer came for.Pleated fan, Gilded parchment leaf painted in watercolors, carved and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks with gold and silver foil, Pleated fan. Parchment leaf gilded and painted in watercolors. Obverse: birth scene in woodland setting with mother reclining on couch while the child is washed and attended by maidens. At right, river gods. Reverse: a central cartouche portrays Venus and Cupid in a landscape setting. Carved and gilt mother-of-pearl sticks with gold and silver foil. At center, two couples sitting beneath an arcade, surrounded by putti and scrolls., Italy, late 18th-early 19th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fan. Brisé range of ivory, relieved with flowers and tendrils, and equipped with three oval medallions on which in the middle 'Sacred to Love'. 30 consecutive legs cut and worked out single-sided in relief with flowers and tendrils. Unlike other examples from this period, this impeller has no monogram in the central medialon but a spell. It is allowed to conclude from this (det language) that the impeller was intended for the English market and most likely to be shipped by the English Trade Company to Europe. A flower and leaf motif is applied over the entire impeller, which is alternated in the edge along the openings for the ribbon by napkin. This decoration is enlivened by butterflies, small birds, peacocks and hummingbirds.Fan ca. 1830 Painted by Garoy (). Fan 209766Folded fan with a landscapes on a gold background unknownEVENTAIL. Tricolor strip arranged horizontally. Paper, wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99092-4 Fashion accessory, EventailBrisé Fan (China); carved and pierced ivory sticks, silk ribbonBroken fan, Faced decor: long strands in the Egyptian taste, decor of palmettes surrounded by foliage and flowery branches, on the background of scales patterns, decor in 4 registers in semicircle, from top to bottom: 1st register: Scales, 2nd register: palmettes, GAL1981.95.58 Face sheet: Finely remedied scales, metal rivet, white mother -of -pearl rterBrisé Fan (France); ivory sticks painted with gouache, silk ribbon; Width: 43.2 cm (17 in.) Length: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.)Mourning fan 1887-89 American This fan belonged to Amelia Beard Hollenback (1844-1918), wife of the prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1835-1923). The fan was most likely part of Amelia's mourning wardrobe worn after the death of her closest sister, Julia Beard (1849-1887). Made up in the appropriate materials and dimensions of the late 1880s, women continued to follow the dictates of fashion even during mourning.. Mourning fan 156874Fan Unknown, Brussels LaceABANICO ROMANTICO. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-ABANICOS. MADRID. SPAIN.EVENTAIL. "Rustic landscape with shepherd playing pipeau for two shepherdesses". Broken, gold lacquered, jasper horn. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99066-5 Fashion accessory, EventailBrisé Fan; ivory sticks painted with gouache, silk ribbonPleated fan, Paper leaf with hand-colored etching and stipple engraving; carved wood sticks inlaid with steel discs, guards inlaid with mother-of-pearl, steel discs, and stones; mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet, Pleated folding fan with hand-colored etching and stipple engraved paper leaf with wood sticks and guards inlaid with steel discs, mother-of-pearl, steel discs, and stone ornaments. Leaf obverse shows a king and queen in Tudor dress seated on side-by-side thrones in front of a Gothic-style balustrade, with a courtier looking on. Reverse shows a reclining gentleman attended by two women, one pouring him wine and the other playing guitar, beside a river with palm trees., France, 1820-30, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan first half 18th century Italian or French. Fan 209596Fan 1860-70 probably French. Fan. probably French. 1860-70. mother-of-pearl, paper, gouache, metalPleated fan, Parchment and silk leaf, gilded and painted with gouache, painted and gilded ivory and mother-of-pearl sticks, brilliant set in pin, Pleated fan. Parchment and silk leaf, gilded and painted with gouache. Obverse: scene of playing maidens against a ruin, in the style of Louis XVI. Rococo border of shells, latticework, foliage, fantastic forms and scenes. Reverse: plain silk. Sticks and guards careved, painted and filled with mother-of-pearl. Feather design and scenes., Spain, late 18th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan third quarter 18th century French. Fan 209612Fan ca. 1830-40 Engraved by Jean-Denis Nargeot French. Fan. French. ca. 1830-40. Mother-of-pearl, gilt bronze, paper, colored jewels, turquoise, glass, topaz, amethyst. Engraved by Jean-Denis Nargeot (French, 1795-1865). FansBrisé fan mid-late 18th century British and Chinese Three painted cartouches lined in gold stand out against the white ivory of this fan. While these images illustrate distinctly British classical and pastoral scenes, the fan leaves themselves originated in China. Fan leaves featuring finely-worked ivory were frequently imported to Europe from China and then decorated upon arrival, and this fan is an example of the mix of styles that could result in this trade.. Brisé fan. British and Chinese. mid-late 18th century. Pierced, carved, painted, and gilded ivory; mother-of-pearl; leather ribbon. FansOne of a Pair of Fan-Shaped Hanging Wall Vases late 17th century Japan. One of a Pair of Fan-Shaped Hanging Wall Vases 65117broken rangeBrisé Fan, with Figures, Boats, and Pavilions Chinese, for the European Market 19th century View more. Brisé Fan, with Figures, Boats, and Pavilions. Chinese, for the European Market. 19th century. Horn and precious stones. FansPleated Fan (possibly China); painted parchment leaf, carved and pierced ivory sticks inlaid with mother-of-pearl, mother-of-pearl thumb guard, metal rivetEVENTAIL. "Rural landscape". Broken, painted wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Eventail: rural landscape Fashion accessory, EventailPleated Fan (Japan); Made by SEISEN; painted silk leaf, bamboo sticksEVENTAIL. "Dreyfus affair", 1899. Paper, wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99075-17 Fashion accessory, Dreyfus affair, EventailFan early 19th century French. Fan 209587Duvelleroy. "Chantecler". Ventail. Leaf in gouache painted fabric, Japanese style in red tinted bamboo, lacquered and silver printing, gilded metal rter with ring. 1910. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Accessory, bamboo, chantecler, rooster, Evening, female, woman, painted fabric leaf, gouache, bird, painting, Japanese styleBrise fan, Canton, c. 1795. Gilded and painted ivory. A brise fan consists of overlapping sticks secured only at the top and bottom. The scene in the middle of this fan is derived from an English print of 1792. The woman depicted to either side seem to have been inspired by English fashion magazines.Brisé fan, Gilded horn sticks with steel piqués, silk ribbon, Brisé fan. Blond horn decorated on obverse with gold painting of floral, fern, wheat and feather motifs. Sticks connected by gold-colored ribbon. Steel piqués arranged in scalloped band below ribbon., France, early 19th century, costume & accessories, Brisé fanParasol with white cotton deck, between which a white side strip, on a light, wooden stick with a round hook, Gustav Schnitzler, c. 1900 Parasol with white cotton deck between which a strip of white side of a row of connected flowers. Unfarted, with eight black iron ribs. Light, wooden stick with a round hook. On the stick two brushes on a cord. On top of an elongated wooden point, with silver -colored metal end. Nijmegen Dek: Cotton (textile). Dek: Cotton (textile). Baleinen: Iron (Metal). Stok: Wood (plant material). Brush: cotton (textile). Point: Wood (Plant Material). Point: Iron (Metal) casting / cutting Parasol with white cotton deck between which a strip of white side of a row of connected flowers. Unfarted, with eight black iron ribs. Light, wooden stick with a round hook. On the stick two brushes on a cord. On top of an elongated wooden point, with silver -colored metal end. Nijmegen Dek: Cotton (textile). Dek: Cotton (textile). Baleinen: Iron (Metal). Stok: Wood (plant materEVENTAIL. Broken in openwork sandalwood, opening in the sun. Sandalwood, varnished wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Eventail: broken in openwork sandalwood, opening in the sun Fashion accessory, EventailFan 18th century French. Fan. French. 18th century. Ivory. FansFan ca. 1800-1810 Chinese, for American market. Fan. Chinese, for American market. ca. 1800-1810. Carved and pierced ivory. Made in ChinaBroken fan, in the shape of a bouquet made up of 6 roses. GAL1985.234.1 Embossed paperBrisé Fan. Germany, 1899. Costumes; Accessories. Printed cardboard leaf, wood sticks, gold metallic loop and button, silver metallic rivetFan early 19th century possibly French. Fan 209537One of a Pair of Fan-Shaped Hanging Wall Vases. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Date: late 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.origami peacock India Asia Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotoxFan Decorated with Woodblock Prints Depicting the Tsushima Festival. Japan, circa 1850. Prints; woodblocks. Two color woodblock prints mounted onto a fantraditional Folding Fans with a flower. Vector illustration.EVENTAIL. "Catering deputies". Paper, colored engraving, waxed wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99078-28 Fashion accessory, EventailParasol with deck white cotton printed with pink and blue birds, on a bamboo stick with curved handle, gustav schnitzler, c. 1930 - c. 1940 Parasol with deck white punched cotton printed with a tire of pink and blue birds and a spray pattern of blue and pink dots. Unsurbed, eight metal ribs. The narrow, lacquered bamboo stick has a curved handle. On top of an elongated point of bamboo with metal end. Nijmegen Dek: Cotton (textile). Baleen: Metal. stick: bamboo printing / casting / cutting / lacquering Parasol with deck white punched cotton printed with a tire of pink and blue birds and a spray pattern of blue and pink dots. Unsurbed, eight metal ribs. The narrow, lacquered bamboo stick has a curved handle. On top of an elongated point of bamboo with metal end. Nijmegen Dek: Cotton (textile). Baleen: Metal. stick: bamboo printing / casting / cutting / lacqueringAdvertising event "at La Fontange" for the superses of the "Maison Prunier", 1913. Paper, wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99104-22 Fashion accessory, EventailPaterka in the form of a shell; Atkin Brothers (Silversmith) Ltd (Sheffield; company Z Otnicz and Platernicza; 1826-1958); 1890/91 (1890-00-00-1891-00-00);Japanese foldable hand fanBroken fan, roping -shaped sculpture, bang on the plume, bail carved in the shape of a rope. GAL1994.176.2 Ivory carvedEVENTAIL. Taffeta painted, marabout, pearl, burgamed, inlaid with silver and gold. 1845-1850. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Flower garlands framing a gallant scene and a sheepfold in a park. Silver, Evening, Gold inlays, marabout, painted taffeta, mother -of -pearl frame, featherFan first half 19th century French. Fan. French. first half 19th century. Pierced horn, glass, gilt bronze, paint. FansFan. France. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 27 cm 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). Plain ivory sticks and silver decorated guards; engraved paper mount. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Traditional asian hand fan with a blue background and white clouds. Blue hand fan with clouds displaying traditional asian styleSummer Court Hat for a Third Rank Civil Official, c. 1850, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (24.1 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm), Silk braid, bamboo, silk gauze, and glass, China, 19th century, The summer or 'cool hat' consisted of a conical framework of split bamboo with a taut silk covering and brocade rim. Red, unspun silk floss, or red silk braided tassels were used to decorate the crown. The transparent blue glass 'jewel' is indication of a third rank civil official.Fan first half 19th century probably Spanish. Fan 209620Folding Fan. France, circa 1720. Costumes; Accessories. Silk leaf, ivory sticks, ivory guards with mother-of pearl-inlay, brass metallic rivet