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Antique Chinese blue green fan called the Thousand Faces
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
Exquisite and unique Chinese fan called the Thousand Faces, 19th century. The wooden ribs are
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1890s Chinese Antique Fans

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France, Attributed to Alice Maud Fanner, Gardens
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Alice Maud Fanner was born in Surrey in 1865 and for many years lived in the Chiswick area of
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Fans

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Thousand-faced" fan in a fan case.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Thousand-faced" fan in a fan case. Paper, lacquered wood, wood and glass… Canton, China, late Qing
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19th Century Other Antique Fans

Materials

Other

Swirling Fans Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Graceful and unusual quilt pattern of swirling Fans. The quilt is done in the perfect shade of blue
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1920s American Country Antique Fans

Materials

Cotton

Decorative Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
Decorative hand fan Condition: (This fan is in used condition with damage. One of the guards is
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Paint

It's Fan Time !
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/432. Pretty old theatre set: Binoculars, fan and mirror. a wonderful gift for any lady, young or
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Late 19th Century Argentine Belle Époque Antique Fans

Materials

Leather

Antique It's Fan Time !
It's Fan Time !
$675 Sale Price
58% Off
Goose Feather Hand Fan
Located in Pueblo, CO
Beautiful Victorian goose plume hand fan in perfect condition. This fan is perfect for use, or in
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Feathers

Antique Goose Feather Hand Fan
Goose Feather Hand Fan
$150 Sale Price
25% Off
French 19th Century Fan
Located in Tampa, FL
19th century French fan in an Italian Florentine fan case and the back is lined in velvet. The fan
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1890s French Antique Fans

Materials

Textile, Velvet, Wood

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan The right fan guard has loss and cracks to its white
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan Front support is gone, with fabric that shows signs of age.
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

American Victorian Painted Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan with mother of pearl and silk painted scene Antique
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Other

Japanese Two Panel Screen: Fans
Located in Hudson, NY
Old Fans mounted on a two panel screen of Gold Clouds. Mineral pigments and gold on mulberry paper
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Fans

Materials

Gold

English Victorian Papier-Mache Fan
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache and pearl inlaid fan
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Fans

L'Eventail (The Fan)
By Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
Located in New York, NY
Gerald Brockhurst, L’Eventail (The Fan), etching, 1926, signed in pencil, from the edition of 76
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1920s Realist Antique Fans

Materials

Etching

Decorative Fan in Gilt Shadowbox Frame
Located in Cheshire, GB
An elegant eighteenth-century French folding fan, preserved and displayed within a shaped giltwood
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Late 18th Century French Antique Fans

Materials

Giltwood

American Victorian Beige Silk Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian beige silk painted decorative hand fan
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Paint

Unknown (still life with fan)
Located in Columbia, MO
UNKNOWN (still life with fan) Unknown Oil on canvas Framed: 35.5 x 23.5 inches
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19th Century Realist Antique Fans

Materials

Oil

Early 19th Century Painted Folding Fan
Located in Cheshire, GB
A finely executed folding fan, the paper leaf elaborately painted and heightened with gold
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Early 19th Century French Antique Fans

Materials

Giltwood

French Victorian Brass Fan Fire Screen
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian brass filigree folding fireplace fan design fire screen with handle top.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Brass

Silver Fan Holder, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
An exquisitely carved silver fan holder, India, late 19th century.
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1890s Indian Agra Antique Fans

Materials

Silver

Seated Woman with a Fan
Located in PARIS, FR
Seated Woman with a Fan by Auguste Seysses (1862-1946) Bronze with nuanced light brown patina cast
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Early 20th Century French School Antique Fans

Materials

Bronze

“Seated Woman”
Located in Southampton, NY
American artist, William Sanders Fanning. Signed lower right. Circa 1925. Condition is excellent
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Fans

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Wedgwood Majolica Bird & Fan Argenta Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a Bird and Fan pattern plate in the Aesthetic taste, England, date marked 1878. In
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fans

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood Majolica Bird & Fan Argenta Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a Bird and Fan pattern plate in the Aesthetic taste, England, date marked 1878. In
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fans

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of mirrored fan lights
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted fanlights with mirror inserts
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19th Century French Antique Fans

Materials

Wood, Mirror

19th Century English Majolica Fans Dish
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Fan Shape Dish.
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1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Fans

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Table fan ATAS, 220V - 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Fully functional. 220V, European plug. New power cable.
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Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Fans

Materials

Iron

Lady with Hat and Fan
By William Lee
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed lower left
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Fans

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Nude with a Fan - Female Nude with Fan French Russian Ecole de Paris
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original etching with drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right corner. It is also hand numbered 6 in pencil from the edition of 100, at...
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1920s Modern Antique Fans

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Art Deco Platinum & Diamond Fan Necklace
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
Hand crafted from platinum and set with diamonds this Art Deco 'fan' necklace is such a charming
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Fans

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

American Victorian Pearl and Lace Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan with etched pearl and lace Vintage condition with broken
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

American Victorian Pearl and Silk Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan with pearl and silk painted scene This fan is in used
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Paint

Chinese Embroidered Paper Fan Case, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century embroidered fan case once belonged to a well-to-do lady of the late Qing dynasty
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fans

Materials

Silk, Paper

Circa 1900 English Brass Fireplace Fan
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 brass fireplace fan, English. Cast & cut-work brass; bold acanthus finial. Used to
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Fans

Materials

Brass

Antique Americana Quilt with Fan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
patched square pattern with fan motifs, all hand stitched with colorful cotton appliques on a two blue
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1890s American American Classical Antique Fans

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Silver toothpick holder with cherub and fan
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver toothpick holder with cherub and fan on a relief tripod plinth. Metal: Silver
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19th Century European Antique Fans

Materials

Silver

Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Traditional Italian fan is an original decorative object realized in Italy in the half of the 18th
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18th Century Italian Antique Fans

Materials

Silk, Wood

Provincial Chinese Fan-Form Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
. Likely used atop a woman's dressing table, the wooden tray is hand-carved to the shape of a folding fan
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fans

Materials

Wood

"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus
By Demetre Chiparus
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947). Patinated and cold painted bronze and ivory on
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Fans

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Bronze

"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus
"Fan Dancer" by Demetre H. Chiparus
$60,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Amari Style Fan Shaped Plate
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Amari style fan shaped plate having wonderfully vivid red, blue and gold coloured
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19th Century English Antique Fans

Materials

Ceramic

Flamenco Fan Earrings, a Zorab Creation
By Zorab Creation
Located in San Diego, CA
female dancers held a hand fan for added allure and sexual emphasis. This inspiration is set to motion
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1830s Early Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

White Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium

Italian Period Fan Shaped Table Mirror
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco triangular table mirror in the shape of a fan Mercury frosted mirror Hand painted
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Fans

Materials

Enamel

Lovely Fan Beaded Velvet 1920s Dress
Located in New York, NY
Drop waist silk velvet dress from the 1920s France. Beaded fan motifs in mother of pearl and
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Fans

19th Century, Chinese Provincial Fan Shaped Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chinese carved wooden stool with a fan shaped seat. Features splayed legs with stretchers on each
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fans

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Export Gilt Lacquer Fan
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Framed Chinese Export Painted Fan. Delicate painted fan with courtyard scene of royal
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Fans

Materials

Glass, Wood

Young Spaniard with mantilla and fan
By Henry Meylan
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
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1920s Antique Fans

Materials

Oil

Antique French Faience Quimper Fan Flower Vase
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique early 20th-Century French Quimper faience fan shaped flower vase. Maker's mark on
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Early 20th Century French Country Antique Fans

Materials

Faience

Framed European Brisé Fan with Rococo Pastoral Scene
Located in Cheshire, GB
An exceptionally refined late-eighteenth-century folding fan, presented in a custom giltwood
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Late 18th Century French Antique Fans

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Fan Case
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century hand-carved fruitwood fan case from Switzerland. This is a lovely and
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Fans

Materials

Fruitwood

Framed Brisé Fan with Hand-Painted Courtly Scene
Located in Cheshire, GB
MAKE AN ENQUIRY DESCRIPTION An exceptionally fine and richly embellished European brisé fan, presented
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Late 18th Century French Antique Fans

Materials

Giltwood

Large Dramatic Circular Fan, ca 1917-1918
Located in York County, PA
DRAMATIC, CIRCULAR FLAG FAN OF UNCOMMONLY HUGE SIZE, WITH UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION, MADE IN THE WWI ERA
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1910s American Antique Fans

Materials

Paper

Two Young Sports Fans in Barrels
By Monte Crews
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Ink, Charcoal and Watercolor on Paper Dimensions: 20.00" x 30.00"
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Early 20th Century Antique Fans

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

Antique Commandair 16 Inch Oscillating Fan c.1934
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Army green steel and cast iron 6 blade Commandair oscillating fan with tilting head
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Fans

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

19th Century American Walnut Fan Back Windsor Chair
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century American fan back Windsor chair made from walnu. There are traces of original
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Fans

Materials

Walnut

Patriotic 48-Star American Flag Folding Fan
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a printed folding fan featuring the American Flag, which dates to the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Antique Fans

Materials

Paper

Victorian Inlaid Walnut Folding Fan Shaped Canterbury
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian inlaid walnut folding fan shaped Canterbury, with brass handle and porcelain castors 17
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Fans

Materials

Walnut

Collection of Minerals in Fan-shaped Case
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of minerals and crystals in a fan-shaped case. These exquisite minerals are nicely
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Fans

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Pyrite

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Antique Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique fans for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paper, all antique fans available were constructed with great care. Antique fans have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Deco, Victorian and Industrial antique fans are consistently popular styles. ASTRA, Alvar Aalto and AEG each produced beautiful antique fans that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Fans?

Prices for antique fans start at $68 and top out at $885,000 with the average selling for $1,800.
Questions About Antique Fans
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify an antique fan, search all over for a maker's mark. Then, consult an authoritative online reference to match the mark to the manufacturer's name. A licensed appraiser can also assist with identification. You'll find a collection of expertly vetted antique fans on 1stDibs.