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Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Antique Majolica Shorter & Boulton Chinese Fan Hummingbird Creamer Pitcher 7"
Antique Majolica Shorter & Boulton Chinese Fan Hummingbird Creamer Pitcher 7"

Antique Majolica Shorter & Boulton Chinese Fan Hummingbird Creamer Pitcher 7"

Located in Dayton, OH

Chinese hand fan with hummingbirds and flowers. Attributed to Shorter & Boulton. Most of Shorter

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Majolica

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan

Located in Brea, CA

19th Century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original wood

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Lacquer

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900
China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900

$361Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.18 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in

China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans 'Pay-Pay', circa 1900

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Set of 3 delicate silk hand painted rigid fans (Pay-Pay) from China with floral and birds

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Silk, Wood

Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box

Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique Chinese fan Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Lacquer

Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen
Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen

Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen

Located in Asheville, NC

on a hand-carved sandalwood fan. Signed by maker. Old fan framed in the 1970s.

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19th Century Chinese Baroque Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

flowering grasses in the background and spider chrysanthemums on the woman's paper fan. A challenge to the

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Glass

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box

$3,880 / set

H 10 in W 18 in D 2 in

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x

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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Silk

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Silk

Rare Antique  Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan
Rare Antique  Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan

Located in Brea, CA

Rare Fine Antique early 19th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan , Qing

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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Silver, Enamel

Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache
Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache

Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind Thousand-Faced Fan with Box, Bamboo and Gouache, Late 19th Century - China Type

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1890s Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Sandalwood

Rare Unique Late 18th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan
Rare Unique Late 18th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan

Rare Unique Late 18th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan

Located in Brea, CA

Unique rare fine antique 18th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing

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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Silver, Enamel

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans

Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans

Located in Houston, TX

A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans

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19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Bronze

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19th Century Black and Gold Lacquer Export Brisé fan Original box Qing China
19th Century Black and Gold Lacquer Export Brisé fan Original box Qing China

19th Century Black and Gold Lacquer Export Brisé fan Original box Qing China

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Chinese export artistry, preserved in its original box. The fan is meticulously lacquered in black and

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Bamboo, Lacquer

Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell
Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell

Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Antique Vintage Chinese Tortoise Shell Rigid Hand Fans in Original Box Box 13.5 x 6.75 x 3.13 tall

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Tortoise Shell, Fabric, Silk

China Fine Early Jade Scholar with Fan, 1750
China Fine Early Jade Scholar with Fan, 1750

China Fine Early Jade Scholar with Fan, 1750

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H 5.75 in W 2.25 in D 1.75 in

China Fine Early Jade Scholar with Fan, 1750

Located in South Burlington, VT

China, a fine early jade of a scholar in a Ming style robe- holding a fan in his lower right hand

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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Jade

Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850
Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850

Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850

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H 0.75 in W 15 in D 7 in

Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

China's Shanxi province. The tray is shaped in the form of a paper fan, an accessory that emerged in China

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Birch

Antique Chinese Fan Painting Ren Yu ‘1853-1901’ China Qing, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Fan Painting Ren Yu ‘1853-1901’ China Qing, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Fan Painting Ren Yu ‘1853-1901’ China Qing, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice painting by Ren Yu (1853-1901) Condition Overall condition perfect. Size frame: 650x 370mm. Period 19th century Edo Period (1603–1867) Meiji Periode (1867-...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Porcelain

Chinese Ewer, Figures Fanning Themselves, Chongzhen Transitional, circa 1640
Chinese Ewer, Figures Fanning Themselves, Chongzhen Transitional, circa 1640

Chinese Ewer, Figures Fanning Themselves, Chongzhen Transitional, circa 1640

Located in London, GB

. The ewer has a beautiful underglaze blue painting of reclining figures fanning themselves. The

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Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Porcelain

19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays

19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays

Located in Southampton, NJ

A beautiful 1800s Canton fan having highly detailed carved bone stays with a hand painted scene on

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Deity and Foo Dog, Gemstone Fan Co. NY
Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Deity and Foo Dog, Gemstone Fan Co. NY

Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Deity and Foo Dog, Gemstone Fan Co. NY

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Chinese carved soapstone depicts deity figure (Buddha) and foo dog, floral motif incised on

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Soapstone

Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Birds and Blossom
Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Birds and Blossom

Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Birds and Blossom

Located in NEWARK, GB

A beautiful antique Chinese feather hand fan. The fan is made from off white feathers possibly

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Butterfly and flowers
Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Butterfly and flowers

Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Butterfly and flowers

Located in NEWARK, GB

A beautiful antique, Art Deco era Chinese feather and silk hand fan. The fan is made from off

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Chinese hand-painted fan with hand-painted calligraphy (with two different drawing on either side

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

A Chinese hand-painted fan with hand-painted calligraphy (with two different drawing on either side

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box

Located in Brea, CA

19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

Materials

Lacquer

Early Chinese Mandarin Hand Held Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1835
Early Chinese Mandarin Hand Held Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1835

Early Chinese Mandarin Hand Held Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1835

Located in Incline Village, NV

All original 19th century hand-painted on paper fan with applied pieces of ivory and applied pieces

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Export Fan Even-Tail
19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Export Fan Even-Tail

19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Export Fan Even-Tail

Located in Brea, CA

Very large antique 19th century Chinese hand painted lacquer export fan even-tail from the Qing

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1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Lacquer

Antique and Complete, Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Fan Pattern
Antique and Complete, Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Fan Pattern

Antique and Complete, Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Fan Pattern

Located in Lisse, NL

typical Chinese elements is what immediately drew our attention. The hand carved Chinese fan in the front

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Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Landscape 100 Faces
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Landscape 100 Faces

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Landscape 100 Faces

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan, antique Chinese fan, Qing Dynasty, 100 faces

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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Lacquer

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Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade

Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bronze

18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France
18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France

18th Century Chinoiserie Table Mirror, Yellow Lacquered Wood, France

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This unusual table-top 'Psyche' table mirror dates from the 18th century, its wooden frame beautifully crafted from yellow-lacquered wood and decorated with hand-painted chinoiserie ...

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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Mirror, Wood

Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey
Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey

Large Precious Stone and Silver-Gilt Flower Model by Asprey

By Asprey & Garrard Limited

Located in London, GB

A large precious stone and silver-gilt flower model by Asprey. English, 20th century. Measures: 47cm high x 14cm wide x 12 cm depth. Crafted in fine Faberge style, this piece is...

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20th Century English Modern Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver

Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet
Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet

Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet

$7,139

H 29.93 in W 24.41 in D 7.88 in

Art Nouveau Wall Cabinet

Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK

Art nouveau carved wall cabinet in excellent original condition.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Wood

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored

By Steinway & Sons

Located in Dayton, OH

Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...

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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Fruitwood, Rosewood

French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed
French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed

French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed

$10,308

H 39.38 in W 78.75 in D 35.04 in

French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Daybed

Located in London, GB

This grand daybed would make a fantastic addition to a traditional lounge room: framed in dark mahogany and upholstered in green and gold striped silk, the daybed is a fine work of a...

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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Ormolu, Bronze

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

$67,500

H 41 in W 60 in D 29 in

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee

By Pauly et Cie

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)

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19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Silver Leaf

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Metal

Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting
Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting

Emanuel Oberhauser “Mermaids and Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting

By Emanuel Oberhauser

Located in Queens, NY

Emanuel Oberhauser (Austrian 1854 - 1919) “Mermaids, Neptune and Sea Water Nymphs” An Exceptional Oil on Canvas Painting painted circa 1885. Masterfully painted, this artwork dep...

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19th Century Rococo Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Oil

Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's
Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's

Art Nouveau Lamp, Patinated Bronze and Stained Glass, Tiffany style, 1980's

By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

We are delighted to offer this stunning Art Nouveau style salon lamp, a faithful reinterpretation of the "Hanging Head Dragonfly Shade and Mosaic and Turtleback Base" model created b...

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1980s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Swedish Gustavian Commode, circa 1820
Swedish Gustavian Commode, circa 1820

Swedish Gustavian Commode, circa 1820

$8,200

H 31.5 in W 35.75 in D 20 in

Swedish Gustavian Commode, circa 1820

Located in Huntington, NY

A Swedish Gustavian commode with original brass hardware and locks. Featuring canted and fluted corners. Drawer fronts outlined in brass. Sits on fluted and tapered feet with brass c...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Brass

Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler

Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler

By F. & C. Osler

Located in Steyning, West sussex

An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Silver Plate

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk

Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk

By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk, circa 1875. Double sided desk with six solid bronze lions paw feet, framed ormolu...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Ormolu

Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror
Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror

Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror

$3,505

H 32.75 in W 18 in D 10.25 in

Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

An exceptional Dutch marquetry walnut toilet mirror with flower inlays in bone and woods. Original colour and patina. Attractive shaping to the mirror frame and drawer front. Fitted ...

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1730s Dutch Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Walnut

Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios New York "Greek Key" Table Lamp

By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios

Located in New York, NY

An alluring and visually rewarding example of Tiffany Studios New York's great "Greek Key" table lamp. Mottled glass in hues of warm amber and bright sunshine yellow soften the wonde...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Chinese Hand Fans

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Bronze

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Antique Chinese Hand Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique Chinese hand fans for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique Chinese hand fans — often made from lacquer, ceramic and fabric — can elevate any home. Antique Chinese hand fans have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Chinese hand fans made by Baroque designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Chinese Hand Fans?

Antique Chinese hand fans can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,380, while the lowest priced sells for $265 and the highest can go for as much as $48,880.
Questions About Antique Chinese Hand Fans
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hand fan is sometimes called a rigid or fixed fan. It refers to a folding fan that became popular during the Ming Dynasty and was often crafted with fine materials, such as ivory, bone or pearl, with paper or fabric coverings decorated with intricate designs. You’ll find a selection of Chinese hand fans on 1stDibs.