The Abduction of Helen, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the s - Lot 80

Lot n° 80
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The Abduction of Helen, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the s - Lot 80
The Abduction of Helen, Europe, circa 1750 Folded fan, the skin sheet lined with paper and painted after the work by Vleugels. Trojan Paris kidnaps Agamemnon's wife, triggering the famous Trojan War. Flowery border on the sides. The reverse painted with a gallant scene between two peasants. The border is composed of flowers, shells and butterflies. Rich ivory mount, finely beveled and engraved with a gallant theme of lovers holding swans in Venus' chariot. When closed, the fan has a carved flower at its head. Height 29.2 cm-H.f. 12.2 cm (restorations, leaf and frame reduced at the top)
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