The game of trictrac and the hot-air balloon of love, fan circa 1860-80
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The game of trictrac and the hot-air balloon of love, fan circa 1860-80
Fan, the skin leaf painted with gallants playing a game of trictrac.
Signed Garnier
White mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, richly pierced, engraved and applied with golden foils and burgau.
The central medallion depicts a gallant scene in which love is symbolized by a bird's nest rising in a hot-air balloon.
Condition: leaf restorations, small stains and tears, paint faded in places. One bottom of stick restored.
H : 28 cm
With a box
Signed Garnier
White mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, richly pierced, engraved and applied with golden foils and burgau.
The central medallion depicts a gallant scene in which love is symbolized by a bird's nest rising in a hot-air balloon.
Condition: leaf restorations, small stains and tears, paint faded in places. One bottom of stick restored.
H : 28 cm
With a box
