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  • 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, ca. 1905

    Pleated fan. Leaf of black mousseline de soie; obverse applied with scalloped band of same material; decorated with steel sequins of varying shapes arranged in flower shapes, swags and lines.…

  • Pleated Fan, 1800–1810

    Pleated fan. Leaf of painted paper backed with parchment. Obverse: an allegorical scene depicting a hero returning from war. Reverse: foliage sprays in gilt. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory,…

  • Pleated Fan, ca. 1815

    Pleated fan. Leaf is a single layer of white net, obverse appliquéd with gilt spangles and mirror-like steel in varied shapes. Guards and sticks of amber colored horn, pierced and…

  • Pleated Fan, 18th century

    Pleated fan. Parchment leaf painted in gouache. Obverse: a classical Roman scene set in the Roman forum. In the foreground, a man (Marcus) points out a maiden (Virginia), accompanied by…

  • Pleated Fan, ca. 1740

    Pleated fan. Parchment leaf painted in watercolor. Obverse: scene of figures in a landscape after “L’Assemblée Galante” of Jean-Antoine Watteau. Reverse: Chinoiserie scene with a man and woman in a…

  • Pleated Fan, mid- 19th century

    Pleated fan. Paper leaf with chromolithograph showing decorative designs and Turkish scenes. Obverse, from left: the Bosphorus with the sultan’s barge; figure smoking a hookah; a slave market in Constantinople,…

  • Pleated Fan, mid- 18th century

    Pleated fan. Parchment leaf painted with classical scene after the fresco called “Aurora and the Hours.” Small gilt-scroll borders. Reverse: painted with outdoor scene. Carved and pierced mother-of-pearl sticks overlaid…

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