LATE QING DYNASTY TO EARLY REPUBLIC (19TH / 20TH CENTURY)
CHINESE EXPORT CREAM SILK HAND FAN WITH A FITTED BLACK AND GILT LACQUER PRESENTATION BOX
THE FAN FEATURING A FINELY EMBROIDERED CREAM SILK LEAF DECORATED WITH BIRDS AMIDST FLOWERING BRANCHES
MOUNTED WITH DEEPLY CARVED IVORY GUARDS DEPICTING FIGURES AND PAVILIONS, FLANKING PIERCED BONE OR CELLULOID INNER STICKS
ACCOMPANIED BY A SHAPED BLACK LACQUER FITTED BOX DECORATED IN GILT WITH FLORAL SPRAYS TO THE EXTERIOR, THE HINGED LID INTERIOR INSET WITH A SILK PANEL PAINTED WITH CRANES
CONDITION NOTE: THE LACQUER BOX WITH WEAR, CHIPPING, AND CRACKING TO EXTERIOR; THE INTERIOR SILK PANEL WITH A LARGE DARK STAIN; THE FAN SILK EXHIBITING FRAYING AND SPLITS AT FOLDS
BOX APPROX. 14.25 IN LONG, 3 IN WIDE, 2.625 IN HIGH
*** WILL SHIP WITHIN CANADA***
CHINESE SILK AND IVORY FAN IN LACQUER BOX
LATE QING DYNASTY TO EARLY REPUBLIC (19TH / 20TH CENTURY) CHINESE EXPORT CREAM SILK HAND FAN WITH A FITTED BLACK AND GILT LACQUER PRESENTATION BOX THE FAN FEATURING A FINELY EMBROIDERED CREAM SILK LEAF DECORATED WITH BIRDS AMIDST FLOWERING BRANCHES MOUNTED WITH DEEPLY CARVED IVORY GUARDS DEPICTING FIGURES AND PAVILIONS, FLANKING PIERCED BONE OR CELLULOID…