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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
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Folding 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
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
French Polished Steel Acanthus Pierced Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
folding fans, bell flower motif, and terminating on a scrolled acanthus base with flanking floral
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
H 30.75 in W 45 in D 7.5 in
French Brass Figural Pierced & Chased Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
finial with lambs tongue plinth, eight flanking pierced chased folding fans, decorative acanthus and bell
Category
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 30.5 in W 41.5 in D 8.5 in
Antique Brazilian Signed Vieira De Castro Rio Porcelain Chinese Noble Figure
By João Vieira
Located in Vigonza, Padua
porcelain reppresenting a noble chinese woman holding her folding fan brings you back to the ancient Chinese
Category
Late 19th Century Brazilian Chinoiserie Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.09 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 in
Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Study of a Geisha
Located in Corsham, GB
delicate folded fan, while gazing to left of the scene. Unsigned. The colourful portrait has been well
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Watercolor
Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850"
Folded fan, the double sheet in wallpaper of three
Category
19th Century Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper, Wood
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
with images of folding fans, ogi, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The low, rectangular box with
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Coral
19th Century English Victorian Needlepoint Heat Shield Screen on Brass Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike the conventional folding fans and hand held face screens, this example was not a fashion
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass
H 22 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen.
Gorgeous French brass
Category
1920s Victorian Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Figurine 'Pierrette' by Martin Wiegand, Meissen Germany, ca 1908
By Meissen Porcelain, Martin Wiegand
Located in Vienna, AT
, coquettishly looking up and smiling, holding a black half-mask to her chest in her right hand, a folded fan in
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Porcelain
H 7.49 in W 6.3 in D 5.91 in
Exquisite Antique Still Life, Japanese Figures, Oil on Canvas by Caroline Pitkin
Located in Baltimore, MD
Japanese themed setting is well composed with figures, a screened backdrop and a folded fan with a few
Category
1890s Aesthetic Movement Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Oil
19th Century Leather and Gold Leaf Hand Fan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning and rare example of a 19th century hand fan, made of black leather and decorated with
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Landscape Fan 100 Faces
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese gilt lacquer landscape fan 100 faces from the Qing dynasty. The fan is
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
.
These new writing sets were made in the shape of a folded fan (hiogi-gata) which contained both the ink
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and pressing the brush into the cotton.
These new writing sets were made in the shape of a folded
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Bronze
"Socialite with Ostrich Fan, " Art Deco Masterpiece in Porcelain by Meissen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ostrich fan and looking downward. The sculptor, Paul Scheurich, was known for his arch, exaggerated
Category
1920s German Art Deco Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Eight Fold Screen, Early 20th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality early 20th century Chinese Coromandel lacquer eight fold screen. Depicting a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Lacquer
18th Century French Revolution Framed Madame De La Fayette Folding Evantail
Located in Germantown, MD
fan giltwood framed with velvet lined. 18th Century original copy. Original in musee Carnavalet in
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Other
H 14 in W 22.75 in D 2 in
Early Mid Century Italian Wrought Iron Folding Armchair Pair by Carlo Crespi
By Carlo Crespi
Located in Encinitas, CA
Comfortable pair of Carlo Crespi wrought iron folding armchairs, handcrafted in the Village of
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 35.4 in W 20.5 in D 24 in
Meiji Period Satsuma, Japanese Art Nouveau, Kinkōzan Decorative Bowl, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
pagodas, folding fans, or kimono-clad [females]". Pieces continued to feature floral and bird designs, but
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Wall Mounted Wood Drying Rack, Winding Stairway Farmhouse Laundry Decor
Located in Chicago, IL
" high x approx. 3" deep. The arms fold flat against the wall, and project outward in a fanned-out or
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Wood
H 16 in W 29 in D 3 in
Antique 5 Arm Wood Wall Mount Drying Rack Towel Bar Rod Laundry Holder 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
out in a fan shape or can be folded neatly against the wall via spring action mechanism.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century Country Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Metal
Large Japanese Imari Charger, circa 1880. 21.5" (55cm)
Located in Brighton, Sussex
six fold screen with a men on horse back in a rural mountainous setting. Fans, floral and motif
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Tibetan Praying Crowned Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
base. His many hands fan out behind his back. Two hands are folded in prayer, and two hold a small cup
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Metal
George III Satinwood And Marquetry Demilune Card Table
Located in Kettering, GB
A George III satinwood and marquetry demilune folding card table, with a fold over top fitted with
Category
18th Century British Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Satinwood, Paint
1810 H. Keller, Switzerland, aquatint panorama Zurich hand col. 139 cm
Located in Norwich, GB
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Zurich, 1810.
Fan-folded, partly hand coloured (grey and green tones) aquatint in contemporary boards
Category
1810s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
H 7.68 in W 54.73 in D 0.04 in
A Tokyo school bronze sculpture depicting a sitting geisha
Located in Milano, IT
geisha is portrayed in a moment of deep reflection, with a fan held in her hands. She wears a luxurious
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Baby in Bonnet Seed Pearl and Diamond Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
trimmed bonnet onto a folded seed pearl fan. 1860's USA. 2" x .5".
Category
1860s American High Victorian Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
Art Nouveau Silver Cutlery Set For 12 People In Original Case, Austria-Hungary
Located in Vienna, AT
slender bars that fan out at the end of the handles; without monogram.
Original Wooden Casette:
This
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Silver
H 4.53 in W 25.2 in D 15.95 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Woman by Darcles
Located in Oakland, CA
fan-shaped backdrop, and the perfect rendering of her face, hands, and feet show the characteristic
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Mahogany and Satinwood Inlaid Serpentine Card Console Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique mahogany serpentine fold-over card table, circa 1880 in date.
THE
Category
1880s Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 30.71 in W 36.23 in D 18.51 in
Pair Of Antique Aesthetic Movement Portraits, Original Watercolour Paintings
Located in Bristol, GB
Lady Muriel with strawberry blond plaited hair, a lace shawl and holding a Japanese fan standing in
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper, Paint
H 27.56 in W 24.41 in D 1.58 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Reclining Woman by Darcles
Located in Oakland, CA
fan-shaped backdrop and the perfect rendering of her face, hands, feet show the characteristic details
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Rare and Fine Pair of 19th Century Inlaid Card Tables
Located in Dublin, IE
moulded cross banded top with curved canted corners, decorated with a beautiful marquetry radiating fan
Category
19th Century English Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass
Carved Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of a Noh Dancer, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Boxwood, Lacquer
Canton Famille Rose Mandarin Vase, Fluted Body and Castellated Top, Ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Canton Famille Rose Mandarin pattern shaped vase, the waisted neck with a castellated or linen fold
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Porcelain
New England Tiger Maple Slant Front Desk circa 1780-90
Located in Milford, NH
interior, including a central fan carved prospect door flanked by four valanced cubbies on each side (one
Category
Late 18th Century American Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Brass
Two Chinese Export Silver Place Card Holders by Wang Hing, Early 20th Century
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
Two delightful Chinese export silver place card holders in the form of fans, by Wang Hing & Co
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Silver
H 1.88 in W 2.88 in D 1.88 in
Standing Engel
Located in Wien, Wien
, throws a fold over the second attribute in the angel’s left hand and falls downwards in a loose manner
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Sandstone
French Neoclassical Revival Giltwood Mirror and Upholstered 3-Panel Screen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sublimely elegant versatile antique French neoclassical folding screen having central panel with
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Upholstery, Mirror, Giltwood
H 69.5 in W 59.5 in D 1 in
Miotsukushi - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada II - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
impression with blind printing (Hamaguri shells in waves, fan folds), margins slightly creased and yellowed
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Suma - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada II - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
. Censorship: Aratame.
Good impression with blind printing (Hamaguri shells in waves, fan folds), margins
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Painting, Oil on Canvas of Aristocracy, by Johann Heinrich Tischbein
By Johann Valentin Tischbein
Located in Miami, FL
a folded hand fan.Painted by Johann Heinrich Tischbein.
German, mid-18th century.
Notes: Johann
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Canvas
Where the Flowers Blow - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada II - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
blind printing (Hamaguri shells in waves, fan folds), margins damaged by wormholes and tears, slightly
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
H. Keller, Switzerland, Aquatint Panorama Bernese Oberland Hand Col
By Henry George Keller
Located in Norwich, GB
Zürich 1822.
19,5 x 192 cm.
Zurich, Keller & Füssli, (1822).
Fan-folded, partly hand coloured
Category
1820s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
Meeting in Akashi - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada II - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
: Tsutaya Kichizo. Censorship: Aratame.
Good impression with blind printing (Hamaguri shells in waves, fan
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 11.03 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Meishoe - Woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige II - 1860s
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
, 1826 – 17 September 1869).
Woodcut Print Oban Format.
From the series "Suehiro gojusan tsugi" (A fan
Category
1860s Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 8.67 in W 6.3 in D 0.04 in
Meishoe - Woodcut by Utagawa Hiroshige II - 1860s
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
Print Oban Format.
From the series "Suehiro gojusan tsugi" (A fan with the 53 stations). A daimyo
Category
1860s Modern Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Woodcut
H 14.97 in W 10.01 in D 0.04 in
Eliko RUgs by David Ariel Beautiful Antique Bidjar Runner with Bold Colors
Located in New York, NY
is their ability to resist bending and folding. This attribute is attributed to the special weaving
Category
1920s Persian Tribal Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Wool
Antique Drop Leaf Sewing Table, English, Rosewood, Side, Lamp, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
usefully, supported by articulated flying arms
Boxwood inlay accentuates the top with quality fan shell
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Rosewood
H 26.19 in W 20.28 in D 15.95 in
Blue and White Chinoiserie Lobed Dish, Delft, 1680-1700
By Delft
Located in ROSSUM, GE
.
The blue and white lobed dish is composed of nine wide lobes around a nine-fold centre and is painted
Category
Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of January 1918
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
number of those letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
Chinese Wooden Screen with Reverse Glass Painted Panels
Located in London, GB
This exquisite Chinese folding screen has been crafted from wood, and fitted with Fine reverse
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Wood, Glass
Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed
Located in Middletown, NY
autograph letters:
* a signed autographed letter, on a folded sheet of fine laid paper, by Edmond de
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Gold Leaf
Letter from Theodore Dreiser Dated 19 Dec 1916 to Eliza Calvert Hall
Located in Dallas, TX
Dreiser, It consists of a single folio folded in 2, with writing on all sides (4 pages of content).
We
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Screen, 19th Century, Rabbits and Horsetail Reeds on Silver Leaf
By Nenma
Located in Kyoto, JP
the sliding doors of Yogen-in temple painted by Tawaraya Sotatsu, and further to fan paintings by
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Silver Leaf
Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of June, 1911
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
letters in our collection. It appears that both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Hall/Obenchain who was
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
Highly Important Theodore Roosevelt Collection of 6 Items
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
both he and Edith became big fans of Mrs Calvert Hall/Obenchain who was also heavily involved in the
Category
Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Paper
Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
an ornate fan- like design with a tie, the bun carefully folded and manoeuvred into four distinct
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Folding Fans
Materials
Terracotta
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