Pleated fan with double leaf. Obverse: Printed (probably lithograph) and heavily hand-colored paper showing scene of Europa and the Bull surrounded by figures and putti. Heavily embellished gilded borders. Reverse: parchment painted with flowers. Pierced and incised mother-of-pearl sticks with applied metallic foil showing equestrian figures and scrolls. Gilt metal bail.
Pleated Fan (France or Northern Europe), 1840s
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