Slide fan, circa 1780
Slide fan, circa 1780
A rare telescopic fan, the painted silk leaf is embroidered with sequins.
An ingenious sliding system allows the sticks and gaurds to slide inside the leaf.
Good condition (small tears and stains)
Size ; : 18 cm (28 cm in large size)
A similar fan was presented at the exhibition L'éventail, Matières d'excellence in Méru in 2015, and appears in the catalog in Maryse Volet's article "Innovations et créativité. De l'insolite au brevet". Georgina Letourmy-Bordier & Sylvain Le Guen L'éventail, Matières d'excellence, Méru, 2015, (cat.44. p. 102-103).
An ingenious sliding system allows the sticks and gaurds to slide inside the leaf.
Good condition (small tears and stains)
Size ; : 18 cm (28 cm in large size)
A similar fan was presented at the exhibition L'éventail, Matières d'excellence in Méru in 2015, and appears in the catalog in Maryse Volet's article "Innovations et créativité. De l'insolite au brevet". Georgina Letourmy-Bordier & Sylvain Le Guen L'éventail, Matières d'excellence, Méru, 2015, (cat.44. p. 102-103).
