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Antique Hand Fans: A Private Collection — Raffan Kelaher & Thomas

Auction House:Raffan Kelaher & ThomasNumber of lots recorded:48
Sale Title:Antique Hand Fans: A Private CollectionLots with images:48
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:31
Date:5-Nov-2022
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A 19th century Cantonese fan, decorated on the papers with vignettes of Hong Kong, Canton, and Macau, the reverse with figures in gowns and ivory faces, carved ivory sticks and guard sticks, in lacquered box with silk lining.
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A 19th century Cantonese fan, the papers painted to each side with finely dressed figures with ivory faces in a garden landscape, carved ivory sticks and guard sticks, in a fitted lacquered box with silk lining.
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A 19th century Cantonese fan, the papers decorated to each side with many figures in a landscape setting with silk robes and ivory faces, gilt decorated lacquer sticks and guards, in fitted lacquer box.
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A late 19th century Cantonese fan, the papers decorated to one side with a view of Canton showing foreign buildings and flags and harbour vessels, the other side with numerous figures in a landscape setting in silk robes and ivory faces, carved ivory sticks and guards, in fitted lacquer box. Length 28 cm.
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A 19th century Chinese ivory brise fan, carved and pierced with figures in a garden setting, the guard sticks similarly decorated. Fan open: 25 x 45 cm.
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A Victorian novelty fan, the centre adorned with a hummingbird on white feathers, the reverse with a floral design made from further irridescent feathers, carved mother of pearl handle, circa 1870s. Height: 35 cm.
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A large and impressive ostrich feather fan, with mother of pearl sticks. Length to tip of feathers: 60 cm.
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A 19th century French ivory & lace fan, the guard sticks carved with urns of flowering scrollwork, the sticks carved to form a central cameo of sporting cherubs and two further cameos of Oriental figures, circa 1870s, in Vanier Chardin paper box. Fan open: 43 x 28 cm.
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A 19th century ivory brise fan, the sticks with scalloped edges, and attached silk wrist tassle. Fan open: 37 x 21 cm. In silk lined box for 'P. Burgos Y Cia/ Buenos Aires'.
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A 19th century French mother of pearl and silk fan, the leaf painted with romantic scenes of a couple and cherubs, applied sequins, the finely pierced and carved mother of pearl sticks heightened in gilt and the guards with cherubs and cornucopia. Fan open: 51 x 28 cm. In fitted box for 'J. Duvelleroy, Paris' and 'London: 167, Regent Street'.
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Three Victorian ostrich feather fans, one with carved ivory spines, and two with tortoiseshell. Fan height: 35 cm approx. (3)
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A late 19th century Japanese ivory folding fan, the sik leaf painted to one side with wisteria, peonies and butterflies, the other with a farming scene of two peasants within a treed landscape, shaped ivory sticks, and hardstone inlaid guards with wisteria and swallow, and silk wrist tassle with ivory ojime with lacquered and hardstone insects, Meiji period 1868-1912. Fan open: 63 x 38 cm.
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A late 19th century Japanese hand fan, the leaf painted with pheasants to one side, signed in script and red seal mark, and exotic blooms to the other (red seal mark), lacquered shaped sticks and ivory guards with lacquer cartouche, silk wrist tassle and ivory ojime with gilt lacquer flowers, Meiji period 1868-1912. Fan open: 49 x 29 cm. In fitted box (non extant).
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Four souvenir paper hand fans, the first from the Eiffel Tower 1889, open: 60 x 33 cm; the second from the Hotel Oriental at Kobe, each fold with signature of guests dated 1903, open: 41 x 26 cm; the third 'Toute Femme Elegante', printed by V. Espi, Paris, open: 36 x 21 cm; and the fourth Viennese 1898 Franz Josef 50 year Jubilee, open: 34 x 33 xm. (4)
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Three carved wooden hand fans, the first Chinese brise fan finely carved sandalwood, width 33 x 20 cm; the second European carved wood with hand painted decoration of violets and snowdrops, width 30 cm approx by 24 cm; the third European with handainted and sequinned leaf with carved wooden and painted sticks, width 37 x 21 cm. (3)
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A 19th century Chinese silk embroidered fan case, depicting finely worked birds in a garden setting, with quartz toggle on wrist band. Length of case: 31 cm. Together with another antique paper fan case with pull off lid. Length 30 cm. (2)
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A 19th century French mother of pearl folding fan, the silk leaf painted with romantic scenes of courting couples, pierced and gilt mother of pearl sticks with similar guards, fan open: 51 x 29 cm.
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Four late 19th century black hand fans, the first ribbon work with carved black sticks and guards, fan open: 64 x 35 cm; the second black satin leaf with white painted flowers, fan open: 66 x 35 cm; third painted with blossom and a monogram, open: 55 x 31 cm; fourth black silk painted with a maiden gathering flowers, pierced and carved wooden sticks, open: 48 x 28 cm. (4)
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Two 19th century Chinese export ivory brise fans, each stick finely carved with figures in a landscape, one with central cartouche and monogramme, the other with vacant cartouche, guard sticks similarly decorated one with dragon, Qing dynasty 1644-1911, each 32 x 18 cm. (2)
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Four late 19th century French hand fans, each painted silk and satin leaves, two signed, open: approx 65-33 cm. (4)
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Four late 19th century French silk and ivory hand fans, the first two similar, one painted with daffodils and the other with lily of the valley and butterflies, the design extending down to the plain sticks; the third painted with doves and pierced sticks to the reverse of the leaf, and the fourth painted with clowns, fan open: 67 x 35 cm. (4)
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Four 19th century Cantonese fans, each with painted leaf of many figures in a garden setting, variously with ivory sticks, sandalwood and lacquered sticks, Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, open: 51 x 29 cm. All distressed. (4)
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A group of late 19th/Early 20th century French fans, including a hand painted brise fan, a painted and printed pink satin leaf fan with ivory sticks and guards, a plain ivory and bone example, and a smaller satin and sequin example with bone sticks and guards, fan width 32 - 48 cm. (4)
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A group of three fans, the first Victorian with bobbin lace leaf, carved and gilt mother of pearl sticks and guards and ivory struts, width 54 cm; the second, French with painted lace leaf and carved and gilt mother of pearl sticks and guards, the reverse with ivory struts, width 45 cm; the third painted silk and lace with painted wooden sticks and guards, width 35 cm. (3)
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Three carved ivory brise fans, the first carved in the round with fifteen sticks and two guards, the guards with roses and a tied bouquet, height: 20 cm; the second with arched terminals to the sticks and pierced work, height: 16 cm; the third of arrow form with painted pierced sticks and serrated edges, height: 17 cm. Together with a miniature bone fan. Height: 8 cm. (4)
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Three 19th century Cantonese ivory brise fans, the first carved swallows and vacant cartouche (missing one guard stick); the second finely pierced and carved with monogramme and Chinese scenes (ribbon perished); the third carved with scholars in a garden (repaired and broken guard sticks), boxed. Height: 19 cm. (3)
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Four 19th century hand fans, the first with tortoiseshell sticks and guards with applied silver monogramme and black lace leaf, width 62 cm; the second and third with cream lace leaves and pierced ivory sticks and guards one with cherub and bird motif (some losses and one missing and broken guard stick), width 62 cm; the fourth painted silk and lace with mother of pearl sticks and ivory struts lacking connecting pin. (4)
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Four 19th century Cantonese ivory brise fans, variously pierced and carved (some stick losses and perished ribbons), and one 19th century bone brise fan, pierced and carved, height: 27 cm. (5)
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Three 19th century Chinese bone brise fans, each well carved and pierced (ribbons persihed to all, two with stick damage). Height: 19 cm. (3)
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Three 19th century horn fans, the first brise fan with pierced and shaped sticks enamelled with 'Turquoise' drops to the guard sticks and painted flowers to the internal sticks, length 16 cm; the second brise fan with carved and pierced guard sticks and internal sticks painted with an interior scene of a castle and view beyond, height: 18 cm; the third a folding horn and lace fan with ivory struts, the fan decorated with a painted vignette of a lady, height: 22 cm. (3)
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Two 19th century Cantonese ivory brise fans, the first carved with figures in garden setting (lacking one guard stick), the other similarly carved with figures and shells, dragons to the guard sticks (ribbon perished), height: 19 cm. (2)
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A 19th century French folding fan, with carved ivory sticks and guards, heightened in gilt, with a painted silk leaf of a courting couple amongst scrolling floral work, fan open: 35 cm x 19 cm. Together with a late 19th century English fan, the leaf printed with a romantic scene to one side, the reverse with ink inscriptions relating to the 'Fool', on ivory sticks and carved bone guard sticks, fan open: 41 x 22 cm. (2)
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A late 18th/Early 19th century ivory carved folding fan, the eighteen inner sticks carved with European figures in oval cartouche, the guard stick (lacking one) also carved with jolly European figures, the paper leaf painted with a wine making scene (partly perished). Height: 28 cm. Together with another similar fan, the guard sticks with Renaissance revival figures, and green silk leaf (perished). (2)
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A group of nine early 20th century Chinese and Japanese folding fans, variousy painted and printed with landscape scenes, calligraphy, birds and flowers, shaped leaves. Height: 18-35 cm. (9)
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Three 19th century French folding fans, the first with carved bone sticks and guards with a floral painted gauze and lace leaf, fan open 44 x 25 cm; the second with carved and shaped ivory sticks and bone guard sticks, heightened in gilt, with painted silk leaf depicting a courting scene (leaf split), fan open: 45 x 25 cm; and the third of carved bone and lace (distressed and repair to one guard stick) fan open: 68 x 36 cm. (3)
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Two late 19th/Early 20th century folding fans, the first with painted grey sticks and plain guards, the blue gauze leaf painted with flowers, open: 34 x 65 cm; the second with shaped and painted sticks and guards, with painted silk leaf and sequins, open: 52 x 29 cm, with wrist tassle. (2)
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A late 19th century/early 20th century Japanese folding fan, the black lacquered sticks and guard sticks with characters and hats, the leaf painted with bird and flowers, signed, the reverse with characters painted to the struts, open: 74 x 40 cm. Together with a smaller Japanese folding fan, the paper leaf painted in silver and black landscape with wisteria to the reverse (staining), and lacquered shaped sticks, folding mechanism, fan open: 39 x 22 cm. (2)
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Three European folding fans, the first silk leaf painted with a bull fighting scene, carved and pierced wooden sticks and guards heightened in gilt, fan open: 63 x 36 cm; the second also of Spanish interest, the paper leaf printed with a wedding scene on plain wooden sticks and guards, open: 54 x 31 cm; the third a paisley silk leaf on gilt and pierced wooden sticks and guards, open: 60 x 33 xm. (3)
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Four 19th century French folding fans, including a hand painted silk fan with mother of pearl sticks and guards; two black silk embroidered rose and daisy leaf fan with black wooden sticks and guards; and an embroidered silk Burgundy folding fan with carved and stained wooden sticks and guards, all distressed. Length 30-38 cm. (4)
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Five small late 19th/early 20th century black sequinned folding fans, each with a sequin design on gauze, one with folding mechanism, length 18 - 22 cm. (5)
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Three folding fans, the first with sequinned gauze leaf on mother of pearl sticks and guards (one partially missing); a bone and painted lace fan with sequins (broken guard and distressed leaf), and a sequinned gauze leaf and wooden example. Height: 22 - 24 cm. (3)
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A 19th century Continental ivory brise fan, painted with violets to one side, the other plain, ivory ring with long blue silk sash. Width open: 40 x 23 cm.
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Two 19th French mother of pearl fans, the first with plain shaped sticks and guards, bobbin lace leaf (missing one stick behind lace), open: 50 x 27 cm; the second with carved sticks depicting a courting couple, the leaf painted to one side with couples in an arcadian landscape, the reverse printed and coloured with festive scene, (damage to sticks and leaf). (2)
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A 19th century tortoiseshell brise fan, of plain form, length 19 cm. Ribbon perished.
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Two 19th century black lacquered brise fans, the first Chinese with gilt lacquered figures (with acretions and glue residue to some leaves), length 20 cm; the second Japanese with good lacquer work scene of mother and child in mountainous landscape to one side, and bird in bamboo to the reverse, the guard sticks with applied hardstone insects, leaves and birds (one blade missing tip edge), with ojime and silk tassle. Length 26 cm. (2)
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A Chinese Canton export lacquer Cockade fan, with folded panel, length 29 cm. Some faults. Together with a Victorian leather Cockade fan, with tooled leather case, length 19 cm. (2)
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A collection of Cantonese ivory and bone brise fans, all with partial losses. Together with a mother of pearl fan, a pierced ivory fan, and three separate silk tassles and partial fan blades, etc. All distressed.
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Three late 19th century Cantonese ivory brise fans, two finely carved with lattice work and landscape rondels (one broken stick); one archaic design (one broken stick), and one bone brise fan, (broken stick). All ribbons perished. (4)
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