La Mère aux Amours, fan by Alexandre, Vidal and Hervy for the Exposition Universelle of 1855
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La Mère aux Amours, fan by Alexandre, Vidal and Hervy for the Exposition Universelle of 1855
Fan, the leaf in fine skin painted with watercolor of a woman surrounded by putti.
Entitled La Mère aux Amours and signed-dated Vidal et P. Hervy 1855 Aquarelle d'art
The reverse side printed with thanks and the program of the concert given on November 15, 1855 during the Distribution of the awards of the Exposition Universelle by the Emperor Napoleon III.
Mother-of-pearl sticks and guards very delicately carved, pierced, engraved and applied with burgo and gold and silver leaves in the style of the 18th century.
Good condition (small tears and spots)
H : 29,5 cm
With a case
With two collection labels on the back
It is quite possible that this fan is the one presented to the Empress Eugenie during the prize-giving ceremony of the Universal Exhibition of 1855 and the one that was lent to the South Kensington Museum in 1870, listed in the Catalogue of the loan exhibition of Fans under number 138 (Catalogue p. 18)
A fan of the same family "La mère aux Amours" is presented in Hélène Alexander Alexandre Fan-maker to the Courts of Europe Fan Museum, Greenwich London, 2012, p. 50-51
Entitled La Mère aux Amours and signed-dated Vidal et P. Hervy 1855 Aquarelle d'art
The reverse side printed with thanks and the program of the concert given on November 15, 1855 during the Distribution of the awards of the Exposition Universelle by the Emperor Napoleon III.
Mother-of-pearl sticks and guards very delicately carved, pierced, engraved and applied with burgo and gold and silver leaves in the style of the 18th century.
Good condition (small tears and spots)
H : 29,5 cm
With a case
With two collection labels on the back
It is quite possible that this fan is the one presented to the Empress Eugenie during the prize-giving ceremony of the Universal Exhibition of 1855 and the one that was lent to the South Kensington Museum in 1870, listed in the Catalogue of the loan exhibition of Fans under number 138 (Catalogue p. 18)
A fan of the same family "La mère aux Amours" is presented in Hélène Alexander Alexandre Fan-maker to the Courts of Europe Fan Museum, Greenwich London, 2012, p. 50-51
