Les sciences et les arts, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the - Lot 64

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1500 - 1800 EUR
Les sciences et les arts, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the - Lot 64
Les sciences et les arts, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the skin sheet, lined with paper, painted in gouache with an allegory of the sciences and arts under the aegis of Athena. Mercury welcomes a group of scholars, while several groups evoke painting and music. The reverse depicts a family enjoying the garden, while peasants bustle about. Dogs chase a deer on the left, and characters evoking China play with ducks on the right. White mother-of-pearl frame, pierced, carved, engraved and gilded with love, dolphins and birds. Fine engraving on the reverse. H.t. 29.7 cm-H.f. 14.8 cm (restorations) In a sky-blue cardboard-covered box bearing the label "Maison Desrochers/ Alexandre Sseur./ Fabrique d'éventails/ Grande collection d'éventails anciens".
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