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Artistic Folding Fans

Diverse folding fans adorned with artistic patterns and materials, reflecting cultural motifs and craftsmanship from historical contexts.

Pleated fan, Linen bobbin lace leaf, carved and painted ivory sticks, rivet set with faceted glass, gilt metal bail, Pleated fan. Leaf of 17th century white Milanese bobbin lace. Carved and painted ivory sticks with flowers and feathers. Guards carved with baroque detail and painted. Rivet is set with faceted glass. Gilt metal bail., France, Milan, Italy, mid- 18th-mid- 19th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fan
Pleated fan, Linen bobbin lace leaf, carved and painted ivory sticks, rivet set with faceted glass, gilt metal bail, Pleated fan. Leaf of 17th century white Milanese bobbin lace. Carved and painted ivory sticks with flowers and feathers. Guards carved with baroque detail and painted. Rivet is set with faceted glass. Gilt metal bail., France, Milan, Italy, mid- 18th-mid- 19th century, costume & accessories, Pleated fan
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Fan third quarter 18th century French. Fan 156425Pleated fan, Painted paper leaf, carved ivory sticks, glass stone at rivet, Pleated fan. Front and back leaves of painted parchment showing Italian pastoral scenes. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory; glass stone at the rivet, Italy, 1770, costume & accessories, Pleated fanEventail: "To the glory of the French nation". Revolution ". Paper, gouache engraving, rosewood, pivot rhinestones. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99057-25 Fashion accessory, EventailConundrum fan designed and published by S. Ashton on February 6, 1794, in London. The fan is semi-circular, measuring 26 x 45 cm when unfolded, and features hand-colored illustrations related to fans and riddlesFan ca. 1880 Designer: Aman Cyb. Fan 209782Guillier, Folding fan, mother of pearl frame, fan blade of white silk with cattle-colored paint and gold-colored sequins, Ice face on the Maas, winter 1799, folding fan range clothing accessory clothing souvenir silk mother of pearl metal cotton wood glass paint, painting embroided in gold color above the large painting: VUE DE NOTRE PROMENADE SUR L' MEUSE AND SOUVENANCE DE L'HIVER 1799 winter small ice age ice river Maas Rotterdam souvenir keepsakeFolded range GAL1960.59.8 White lacquered blades, small white lace baldeauFan 1850-60 probably American. Fan 120720Fan unknownFan Chinese 19th century View more. Fan. Chinese. 19th century. Silver gilt and enamels. FansEVENTAIL. Advertising object of the Railway of Orleans. "Couple at the tip of the raz", 1895. Paper printing, common wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99098-18 Fashion accessory, EventailFolded range Gal1974.23.6A 3 water green ribbons passed in the gauze, sheet in white gauze painted with gouache, mother -in -law inlaid with silverFolding fan with double sheet of white satin painted with oil on which we see a scene of five people dressed as 17th century musketeers, Anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900Pleated Fan (Spain); paper leaf with chromolithograph, pasted with spangles, painted and gilded wood sticksFan ca. 1765 French. Fan. French. ca. 1765. Parchment, tortoiseshell. FansFan ca. 1821 French. Fan 209787Folded range, Decor leaf face: on the right, a flower, on the right, a tree branch, in the center, a family of 3 people accompanied by a dog, under the eye of this one the father floats a banner On which is written in capital letters: "Louvre Paris", the F Gal1986.223.3 Facing sheet in cream, red, blue gradient on the right and pink gradient on the left, blue gouache, printed and colored stencil, mount: plug -in lacquered wood, purple for the central patternOriental wooden chinese fan isolated on white backgroundFan 1750-60 possibly Dutch. Fan 209513Fan 18th century French. Fan. French. 18th century. Parchment, paper, ivory, mica, silk, gold foil, mother-of-pearl, colored metal. FansFan ca. 1710 probably French. Fan 156807Fan 1885 Brionde Intended as a souvenir, this commemorative fan shows major buildings and monuments of the 1855 Exposition Universelle. On the reverse, or user's side, facts and figures about the exhibition are given. Modeled after the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, this exposition and others like it attracted artists as well as merchants and presented an international array of achievements and curiosities to designers and the public.. Fan. After a design by A. Guillerat. French. 1885. Leaf of painted and gilt lithograph on paper; sticks and guards of pierced ivory; mother-of-pearl rivet. FansEVENTAIL. "Tournament" Chevalier ", XXth. Paper, enhanced printing, tinted wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99068-15 Fashion accessory, EventailMourning fan 1880-85 American. Mourning fan 169733Pleated Fan (possibly Cuba); paper leaf with gilded and hand-colored lithograph; pierced, gilded and painted horn sticksFan mid-19th century Designer: Eugene Andion. Fan 209778Fan mid-18th century Dutch. Fan 209592EVENTAIL. "Child and young woman holding branches". Paper, colored engraving, tinted wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Event: Child and young woman holding Branchages Fashion accessory, EventailRange unknownBrisé fan of white leg à-Jour cut, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1899 Brisé fan of white leg à-jour. The 20 contiguous legs are smooth for 1/3, for 2/3 fully opened with three geometric shapes. Three medallions within circular arch were created by the succession of openings. China (possibly) whole: Bone (Material). leaf: Silk. Support: Mother of Pearl. closing pin: Metal cutting Brisé fan of white leg à-jour. The 20 contiguous legs are smooth for 1/3, for 2/3 fully opened with three geometric shapes. Three medallions within circular arch were created by the succession of openings. China (possibly) whole: Bone (Material). leaf: Silk. Support: Mother of Pearl. closing pin: Metal cuttingBrisé Fan (France); painted and gilded ivory sticks, silk ribbon, gilt metal bail, mother-of-pearl at rivet, hair tasselFolded rangeBroken fan, Face of the leaf: Branchage decor made with the gold leaf. GAL2002.113.1 White, blue, leaf face: coated cardboard and gouache, white and bright green., Decor with gold leaf, gouache passed to sponge in a gradient of colors: from top to bottom, wine bound, tips lightly in warheadBrisé fan and case, Drilled and painted bone, silk connecting ribbon, mother-of-pearl washer, Fan case with removable lid. Reversible 'four-way' brisé fan with figural scenes painted in gouache. Sticks of drilled and painted bone., possibly Netherlands, possibly Italy, 1810-20, costume & accessories, Brisé fan and casePleated fan, Silk leaf painted with tempera, carved ivory sticks, silk tassel, Pleated fan. Silk leaf painted in tempera. Obverse: three figure groups, medallions showing landscapes and bunches of flowers. Reverse: painted textiles in design of central medallion showing a group of people, surrounded by twelve smaller ones with people, animals, birds and flowers. Ivory sticks carved in lace-design. Silk tassel., China, 1850-1900, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFolding Fan. France, 1865-1870. Costumes; Accessories. Silk leaf with gold spangles, gold leaf and wood sticks, gold metallic loop, mother-of-pearl button, brass metallic rivet, silk and gold metallic tasselLorgnette fan late 18th century French. Lorgnette fan 209472Pleated fan, Silk lace leaf with silk gauze, embroidered with steel cut beads and spangles, carved and piquéd ebony sticks, silk cord and tassel, Pleated fan. Black lace leaf with black gauze insets, embroidered with steel cut beads and spangles. Sticks are carved and ornamented with steel () piqué. Black cord and tassel., France, 1850-1900, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan 1870-89 Spanish. Fan 168430Folded event. "The balls". Face and back sheet in laid paper; Face decorated with a decor made in stencil with pink gouache and blue ink, black stamped back sheet, natural wooden frame, golden metal rter, bone eye (). 1784. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 112393-1 Fashion accessory, EventailFan French 1723-74Fan first half 18th century French. Fan 209589Fan 18th century French. Fan. French. 18th century. Paper, horn, mother-of-pearl, goache, mother-of-pearl. FansPleated Fan; gilded paper leaf with hand-colored lithograph, pierced ivory sticks with spangles and mother-of-pearl plaquesEVENTAIL. "Refuge of innocence" (iconography on religious persecutions under the Revolution). Paper, black engraving, ivory. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Eventail: "refuge of innocence", iconography on religious persecution under revolution Fashion accessory, Evening, French RevolutionBrisé fan, Wood sticks with applied chromolithograph on paper; silk ribbon and tassel, Brisé fan with pierced wood sticks, threaded with blue silk ribbon and with a blue silk tassel. On the obverse, a chromolithograph is pasted onto the sticks., Vienna, Austria, 1873, costume & accessories, Brisé fanFolded range, upper part: floral decor, lower part: 3 winged putti painted with flowers and a butterfly. GAL1960.40.4 Black whipped cream and black muslin painted with gouache, brunette chopping frame, Rirver IdemBrisé Fan, with Figures in Courtyard Gardens Chinese, for the European Market 19th century View more. Brisé Fan, with Figures in Courtyard Gardens. Chinese, for the European Market. 19th century. Wood. FansEVENTAIL. Advertising object of the Midi railway. "Various views", around 1900. Paper printing, common wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99098-16 Fashion accessory, EventailFan. Culture: European. Date: 1850-70. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Brisé Fan (China); lacquered, painted and gilded wood sticks, silk ribbon and tassels, gilt metal bailBalloon Flowers in a Basket. Date: early 18th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.Pleated fan, Embroidered silk leaf, carved and gilded ivory sticks, Folding fan with ivory sticks carved à jour with decoration in silver and gilt. Silk leaf with small, repeated flower pattern embroidered in white, yellow, and brown on a blue ground; the reverse is plain white silk., France or England, 1840-60, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFolded range, Facing decor: border of rinses and golden and embossed flowers, in the center, the scene represents a man who offers a bracelet to a woman in front of a well and an assembly of women: biblical episode from Rebecca to the well; GAL1960.78.5 Face sheet: chromolithographed paper, counterattack with application of golden paper to, gouache and embossed with a cookie cutter and golden, engraved and gold, bone frameFolded range, leaf decor: Turban characters under pagodas and palm trees. GAL1961.69.11 Black whipped lace leaf on white fabric, chopping frame, transparent white white stone rivet eye, metal rivetFan, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Fan, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Companyorigami multiplex cube India Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotoxFan Italian first half 18th centuryFolded range, painted decor: children mounted on donkeys. Gal1986.57.12 Chromolithized sheet on paper, blond wooden frameFolding fan with leaf from white lace on tulle, on the frame of ajour carved mother-of-pearl. Folding ranger with leaf from white lace on tulle. The frame consists of 11 consecutive legs, of which 5 legs are missing. The legs are ajour carved in floral motif, with a cartouche in the middle. The closing pin is also missing.Pleated fan, Painted and gilded silk leaf with tambour work and metallic spangles, carved and pierced ivory sticks, mother-of-pearl backing on guards, glass stone at the rivet, Pleated fan with double leaf. Obverse: painted and gilded silk leaf with tambour work and metallic spangles. At center, figures in a landscape; to the left and right, portraits and monograms. Reverse: painted silk leaf. Carved and pierced ivory sticks showing putti and figures. Mother-of-pearl backing behind the guards. Glass stone at the rivet., France, 1775-85, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFan 1860-79 American or European. Fan 120687Folding range with double leaf from Organza with apply and partially opened machine side on an ajour sliced pearl frame, anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1899 Mother -of -pearl frame with metal fan ring and satin ribbon; 17 consecutive legs, head of hand part in relief and cut; Double leaf from Organza with machine side applied and partially opened. Pearl's corner. West-Europa (possibly) sheet:. sheet:. frame: Mother of Pearl. fan ring: metal. Support: Mother of Pearl. closing pin: Metal cutting Mother -of -pearl frame with metal fan ring and satin ribbon; 17 consecutive legs, head of hand part in relief and cut; Double leaf from Organza with machine side applied and partially opened. Pearl's corner. West-Europa (possibly) sheet:. sheet:. frame: Mother of Pearl. fan ring: metal. Support: Mother of Pearl. closing pin: Metal cuttingEVENTAIL. Advertising object of the Western railway. "Views of Dieppe", 1897. Paper impression, common wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99098-6 Fashion accessory, EventailFan 18th century French. Fan. French. 18th century. Paper, ivory, glass. FansFan 1885-95 probably French. Fan 168779EVENTAIL. "Exhibition of Chicago 1893, overview". Paper printing, wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99093-5 Fashion accessory, EventailFan ca. 1830-50 French. Fan 210090Folded range, sheet decor: flowers. Gal1986.95.20 Iridescent pink paper sheet, wooden frame painted in redPleated fan, Silk leaf embroidered with gold and silver sequins; pierced ivory sticks, Pleated fan with off-white silk leaf and pierced ivory sticks, embroidered with a fountain in gold and silver sequins., France, ca. 1815, costume & accessories, Pleated fanFolded range Gal1986.1.211Hand fan with marabou stork feathers unknownFan 1860-69 possibly Italian. Fan 168289Folding Fan. France, 1880-1890. Costumes; Accessories. Silk sheer and lace leaf, tortoise shell sticks, brass metallic loop, tortoise shell button, silver metallic rivet, silk tasselFan 1860s American or European. Fan 120449Fan. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (52.7 x 28.6 cm). Date: late 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.EVENTAIL. Program of "Brasseur tours". Pink satin, black impression, openwork bone. Paris, Carnavalet museum. EVENTAIL: "FANTAIL PROGRAM" FROM BRASTER TOURNIES Fashion accessory, EventailRange; 2. PO. 18th century (1751-00-00-1800-00-00);Plant ornaments, landscapes, pastoral scenes, fansPallet groove, in an original in shape case. Black silk, openwork sandal. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99072-6 Fashion accessory, EventailFolded range, Facing sheet decor: flowers.Brisé Fan; tortoise shell sticks pierced and painted with gouache, silk ribbonBrisé fan 1850s French. Brisé fan 120412Broken fan, decor: high strands finer in pinnacle with ripple pattern, at the base 3 small crosses, 2 thicker plumes with trilobed patterns, 2 passages of moire ribbon ended by knots passing in eyelets fitted into the plumes . Gal1997.116.1 Celluloid, Moire Crème ribbonbroken range, GAL1988.165.2 The repercéFanFan mid-18th century possibly German. Fan 209979Close-up of a folding fanFolding range with a cream -colored silk leaf painted with yellow and lilac irises with wood paint painted frame, c.d. Le Lorrain, 1911 Folding range with a cream -colored silk leaf with watercolor, oil paint and silver paint painted yellow and lilac irises. The frame consists of 15 not contiguous legs of wood and painted with wood paint. Waaierring silver colored, on which satin ribbon. Back side leaf not painted. Amsterdam (possibly) leaf: Silk. leaf: Watercolor (Paint). leaf: Oil Paint (Paint). Leaf: Paint (coating). frame: Wood (plant material). fan ring: Metal painting / cutting / painting / forging Folding range with a cream -colored silk leaf with watercolor, oil paint and silver paint painted yellow and lilac irises. The frame consists of 15 not contiguous legs of wood and painted with wood paint. Waaierring silver colored, on which satin ribbon. Back side leaf not painted. Amsterdam (possibly) leaf: Silk. leaf: Watercolor (Paint). leaf: Oil Paint (Paint). Leaf: Paint (coating)EVENTAIL. "PAON", XXth. Printed paper, black painted wood. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99069-4 Fashion accessory, EventailPleated Pocket Fan And Case; silk leaf with applied silk and steel sequins; shell-like sticks inlaid with steel piqués, metal bailFan 18th century German. Fan 209872Pleated Fan (France); printed paper leaf, painted wood sticks, metal bailFan mid-19th century French. Fan 209777Fan 18th century Dutch. Fan. Dutch. 18th century. Parchment and tortoiseshell. FansFan 1886 Darlington, Runk & Co. American. Fan 107567Fan Made 1770-1800 France. Plain wood sticks and guards; bordered with ivory paper mount, printed; metal rivetFan 1885-95 French. Fan 168471Souvenir classic Great Wall scenery fans and falling leaves at outdoormarket at Mutianyu Section outside Beijing.Fan. England. Date: 1870. Dimensions: 24.4 × 44.6 cm (9 5/8 × 17 5/8 in.). Silk, bobbin straight lace; underlaid with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave; mother-of-pearl sticks and guards; gilt-metal loop and rivet with Rhinestone inset. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Fan ca. 1820 French. Fan 209767