Wedding preparations, fan after Soldé, circa 1900
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Wedding preparations, fan after Soldé, circa 1900
Fan, painted skin sheet of toddlers preparing a wedding party: they assemble the bridal canopy, garnish the table with sweets, put on drinks for refreshment, arrange the floral arrangements. In the center, a large orchestra tunes up and rehearses.
Silk reverse, decorated with red fillet
Signed A. Bastit or Abastit
Bone mount, engraved, painted and varnished, decorated with putti and flowers
Good condition (small tears and traces of glue on the lining)
Height: 26 cm
The leaf of this fan is a copy of the leaf painted by Alexandre Soldé “Le Bal des Amours”, from Queen Victoria's collection (mother-of-pearl sticks and guards). Illustrated in History of the fan by G. Woolliscroft Rhead. London 1910 (black & white plate p.2)
Silk reverse, decorated with red fillet
Signed A. Bastit or Abastit
Bone mount, engraved, painted and varnished, decorated with putti and flowers
Good condition (small tears and traces of glue on the lining)
Height: 26 cm
The leaf of this fan is a copy of the leaf painted by Alexandre Soldé “Le Bal des Amours”, from Queen Victoria's collection (mother-of-pearl sticks and guards). Illustrated in History of the fan by G. Woolliscroft Rhead. London 1910 (black & white plate p.2)
