L'Amour éduqué par Mercure, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, t - Lot 69

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L'Amour éduqué par Mercure, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, t - Lot 69
L'Amour éduqué par Mercure, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the leaf in skin, mounted in English, and painted with gouache of Mercury correcting a love whom Venus is protecting. Around them, other lovers play and sing in the company of nymphs. In the background, a vast cityscape crossed by a river and spanned by three bridges. On the reverse, Chinese-style decoration of cherry blossoms, butterfly and bird. Mounted in reperced ivory, carved, engraved, burgauté and painted with a symmetrical decoration of love, shepherds, fruit baskets, flowers and butterflies. Height 29.5 cm-H.f. 13.5 cm (restorations, missing burgau, wear)
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