Mixed Belgian Lace and Mother of Pearl Fan
€225.00
19th century fan made of beautiful mother of pearl sticks and a handmade Duchesse bobbin & Brussels Point de Gaze needle lace leaf. The lace is worked with sprays of flowers.
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Description
Origin: France (sticks) and Belgium (lace)
Date: 1895/1900
This late 19th century fan is made of iridescent goldfish mother of pearl sticks, gilded and silvered, and a handmade mixed Duchesse bobbin leaf with a Brussels Point de Gaze needle lace insert. The lace is worked with sprays of flowers and roses. The colour of the leaf is cream – natural linen thread.
This fan comes in its original silk lined cardboard box with a J. Duvelleroy, Regent Street, London affixed to the bottom .
Length: 9.5″ (24.5 cm) Width: 18″ (46 cm)
Condition: Excellent, usable condition with a couple of faint marks on the leave beside the right guardstick. The box shows older restorations and wear, but protects the fan well.
