Antique English Victorian Hand Painted Mother Pearl Fan with Frame 19th Century

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Antique English Victorian Hand Painted Mother Pearl Fan with Frame 19th Century

About the Item

This is a stunning antique English Victorian hand painted and mother of pearl fan set in a gilded frame, dating from the late 19th Century. The fan is beautifully hand painted with a central cartouche featuring a lovely rustic scene of young lovers and fruit sellers flanked by splendid torch trophies and highly detailed vases of flowers with applied sequins. It has exquisite solid and floral gilt decorated mother of pearl sticks and guards. It is set in an elegant arched glazed and gilded wall mounted case. Add this beautiful fan to a special wall in your home. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 33 x Width 54 x Depth 5.5 Dimensions in inches: Height 13.0 x Width 21.3 x Depth 2.2 Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also what makes up the outer coating of pearls. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. The outer layer of pearls and the inside layer of pearl oyster and freshwater pearl mussel shells are made of nacre. Both black and white nacre are and were used for design purposes. They were used as decorative motif used in cabinet making or silversmithing. The natural nacre may be artificially tinted to almost any colour. Nacre tesserae may be cut into shapes and laminated to a ceramic tile or marble base. The tesserae are hand-placed and closely sandwiched together, creating an irregular mosaic or pattern (such as a weave). The laminated material is typically about 2 mm thick. The tesserae are then lacquered and polished creating a durable and glossy surface. Our reference: 09579

Dimensions:
Height: 13 in (33 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 2.17 in (5.5 cm)
Style:
Victorian (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Mother-of-Pearl,Gilt,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1890
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 095791stDibs: LU950614738611