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  • Pleated Fan, 1820–1830

    Double paper leaf with gilded hand-colored etching.Obverse: scene of three women with a lyre. Possibly an operatic scene. Reverse: plain paper with small gold ornamentation. Carved bone sticks with metallic…

  • Pleated Fan, 19th century

    Folding fan with a leaf of white bobbin lace with swirling floral patterns. Sticks of plain mother-of-pearl, with a wide white silk ribbon.

  • Pleated Fan, late 19th century

    Pleated fan. Metallic net leaf backed with black chiffon. Obverse: decorated with bands and diamonds of black sequins and paillettes sewn on taffeta as well as metal net. Carved sandalwood…

  • Pleated Fan (France), mid-19th century

    Pleated fan. Gilded paper leaf with hand-colored lithograph. Obverse: rustic fisherpeople against a landscape with water, and scrolling gold borders. Sticks are sandalwood with pierced designs and inlaid steel discs.…

  • Pleated Fan, ca. 1875

    Pleated fan with needle lace leaf showing royal procession, lined with net. Ivory sticks. Guards have raised bumps in imitation of bamboo.

  • Pleated Fan (USA), ca. 1895

    Pleated folding fan with a black silk gauze leaf, painted with Cupid in a heart-shaped framework at center, surrounded by figures in costumes from various periods and locations. Black carved…

  • Pleated Fan And Case, late 19th century

    Pleated fan. Cream-colored lace leaf backed with white satin. Mother-of-pearl sticks. Yellow paste jewel at rivet. Brass bail.

  • Pleated Fan And Case, early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Leaf of black mousseline de soie backed with white. Obverse: embroidered with shaped steel sequins, forming three medallions with all-over scroll and leaf designs. Guards and sticks of…

  • Pleated Fan And Case, late 19th–early 20th century

    Pleated mourning fan. Leaf of black organdy. tortoise shell guards and sticks. Black enameled metal bail.

  • Pleated Fan And Case, late 19th–early 20th century

    Pleated fan. Leaf of black chantilly bobbin lace with design of a flower basket in center and scrolls on each side, backed with white georgette crêpe. Guards and sticks of…

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