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A Pair of Large French Chinoiserie Style White Porcelain Figures
Located in New York, NY
holding fans on square bases embellished with elephant heads of exquisite detail.
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Early 20th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Holding Fan

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Porcelain

Thai Rattanakosin-Era Carved and Gilded Throne Side Panels (pair)
Located in Soquel, CA
bed. There are two attendants at his feet that appear to be holding fans. This portion is cast in
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Late 19th Century Thai Neoclassical Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan - French 19thC oil painting indistinctly signed
Located in London, GB
and blue dress with long gloves and holding a fan. Her dark hair is curling down her back and she is
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1870s French School Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Oil

Antique Fan-Shaped Biscuit Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
handle at the top, the fan opens in a playful sweep to reveal the interior compartment for holding one’s
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Holding Fan

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Silver Plate

Antique Fan-Shaped Biscuit Box
Antique Fan-Shaped Biscuit Box
H 12.5 in W 10.25 in D 5.25 in
Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
figure holding a wreath of soft pink roses. She is resting on a carpet of leaves and flowers. The fan is
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18th Century Italian Antique Holding Fan

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Silk, Wood

Antique Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
Anient Traditional Fan, Italy, 18th Century
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
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
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Mid-19th Century Antique Holding Fan

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Gold Leaf

Art Nouveau Lady with a Peacock Fan, Brass Vanity/Pin Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
form of a full open peacock fan with a semi-nude lady on the bottom holding the fan. The tray is solid
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Brass

"Socialite with Ostrich Fan, " Art Deco Masterpiece in Porcelain by Meissen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
offered, this 1929-era porcelain sculpture depicts a tall, beautiful woman, gorgeously attired, holding an
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Porcelain

Flowers & Fan - Impressionist Oil, Still Life of Roses by Georges Jeannin
By Georges Jeannin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
. The work depicts a bouquet of pink, white and red roses with a paper fan placed in front of it
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1890s Impressionist Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas, Oil

Art Deco bronze sculpture nude fan dancer by Marcel Andre Bouraine France 21925
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Antwerp, BE
on one foot holding a fan incised with a design of birds. The bronze is signed by Marcel André
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Holding Fan

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Marble, Bronze

Japanese Bronze Okimono of a 'Karasu Tengu' 鴉天狗 Holding Up a Flower Branch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very refined Japanese bronze okimono of a ‘karasu tengu’ holding a candlestick. Well cast as a
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Holding Fan

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Bronze

French Japonisme Hand-Painted Oil-on-canvas of a Geisha with a Fan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century French japonisme oil-on-canvas painting of a Geisha holding a fan. This
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1880s French Japonisme Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas

Antique Chinese Export Qing Dynasty Reverse Painting on Glass of Children 1860
Located in Portland, OR
on a marble topped table & holding a pomegranate aloft and the other is holding a fan. In China the
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1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Holding Fan

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Glass

Ancient Apulian Iliupersis Pottery Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, dressed with a delicately draped garment, gracefully holding a fan. In front of her stands a caped man
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese Carved Court Lady Figure Snuff Bottle 18th-19th Century Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
court lady holding a fan. The lady figure holds a peaceful and meditative smile, with eyes semi-closed
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19th Century Chinese Antique Holding Fan

Japanese Bronze Figure of Attendant w/ Chamara
Located in New York, NY
holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance and fan deities, the figure's face, hands
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Antique Holding Fan

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Bronze

Portrait Of Carlota de Hesse-Kassel, 17th Century Dutch School
Located in Blackwater, GB
of the lady holding a fan wearing pearls and an elaborate brooch. Presented in its original antique
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17th Century Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Courtier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
classical gown with hexagonal motif decoration, holding a scroll and fan.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Holding Fan

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Courtier
Early 20th Century Japanese Kutani Courtier
H 22.45 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Large Antique Japanese Shakudo Samurai Warrior on Horse with Groom Brooch
Located in New York, NY
held by a groom. Intricately detailed, the Samurai is depicted in full regalia and holding a fan in his
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19th Century Japanese Antique Holding Fan

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Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal, Shakudo

Italian Venetian Polychromed Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
holding a fan and grapes.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Wood

Italian Venetian Polychromed Pedestal
Italian Venetian Polychromed Pedestal
H 36.5 in W 13 in D 13 in
Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
white floral kimono; she is holding a green petal and red floral decorated fan. The wheels are painted
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1910s German Folk Art Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Tin

Japanese Late Edo Period Seated Imperial Gosho Ningyo Doll
Located in New York, NY
embroidered lime green silk kimono and holding a gold Lacquered battle toy fan. The piece is carved of wood
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Holding Fan

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Textile, Silk, Wood

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
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Late 19th Century Brazilian Chinoiserie Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Art Deco erotic sterling silver cigarette case, enamelled
By Joseph Gloster
Located in NEWARK, GB
erotic theme and features a lady topless in a reclined position with a fan and a gown. The enamelled
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Holding Fan

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large Orientalist Painting of a Beautiful Half Nude Odalisque
Located in New York, NY
An original orientalist painting of a beautiful half nude odalisque holding a fan. Signed L/L
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Late 19th Century French Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas

Hand-Pierced Silver Fruit or Bread Basket
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
half of the body and a cast and applied leaf and fanned flute rim. Two graceful curled scroll handles
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1920s English Antique Holding Fan

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Sterling Silver

Pair of English Regency Ormolu Chinoiserie Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
of oriental women holding up a single candle sconce. Each lady in very finely decorated robes, also
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Ormolu

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
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Holding Fan

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Paper, Paint

Framed Antique Japanese Embroidery Fukusa Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Old Man of the South Pole" in Chinese mythology. He is seen holding a fan with a white deer with
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Holding Fan

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Silk, Wood

A KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed Wagner
By KPM Porcelain, Wagner
Located in New York, NY
Artist Wagner Wien .n C. Kiesel. The beauty is seen in a beautiful orange and white kimono, holding a fan
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19th Century German Japonisme Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Porcelain

Nymphs with Butterflies - Impressionist Nude in Landscape Oil by Abel Faivre
By Jules-Abel Faivre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
, Woman with a Fan in 1901, Child with a Book in 1906, and Portrait of Maurice Donnay in 1907. At this
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1890s Impressionist Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas, Oil

Japanese Silk Scroll by Haruki Nanmei Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
flanked by two boy attendants holding an ink stone and an additional blank fan. In front of the group
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Silk, Paper

1908 FEMALE AMERICAN ARTIST Impressionist ASHCAN School Woman at the OPERA
By Alice Mumford Roberts Culin
Located in New York, NY
wearing a vivid pink dress with impressive detailing, holding a fan on her hand. Fantastic RARE Painting
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Holding Fan

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Oil

Chinese Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
in fine robes in an interior framed by florals. A visiting figure wearing a headdress and holding a
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Late 19th Century Ming Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Wood

Japanese Bijin-ga Painting of Woman in Period Kimono, Taisho Period, circa 1920
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Japanese Taisho period Bijin-ga style painting of a beautiful woman in period kimono holding a
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1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Holding Fan

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Silk

Pair of "Indian Slave" Torcheres by Toussaint & Barbedienne, France, circa 1850
By François-Christophe-Armand Toussaint, Achille Collas, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in PARIS, FR
beside a box of jewels, the male holding a fan. Resting on a quadrangular base. The Indian Slaves by
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Holding Fan

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Crystal, Bronze

Chinese Reverse Painted Glass and Hardwood Table Screen
Located in Austin, TX
eyes. She is portrayed wearing an informal robe, a rose in her hair, and holding a fan in her delicate
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Holding Fan

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Glass, Hardwood

Petite Sevres Porcelain and Bronze Ormolu Mounted Urn Vase
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Guaynabo, PR
lady sitting in a pastoral landscape holding her fan and observing nature. In the back there is a scene
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Holding Fan

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Porcelain

Art Nouveau Silver Jardinière, Bruckmann & Sons for Lazarus Posen Germany c 1900
By Bruckmann & Söhne, Lazarus Posen Witwe
Located in Vienna, AT
front and back center asymmetrical panels holding together the surrounding leaf, flower and ribbon braid
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Holding Fan

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Silver

Italian Late 19th Century Belle Epoque Carved Marble Figure of a Bather Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
young girl wearing a form-fitting one-piece tank suit, holding a hand fan, and seated on a rock form by
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Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Holding Fan

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Marble

Suma - Woodcut Print by Utagawa Kunisada II - 1864
Located in Roma, IT
Genji), the 12th episode "Suma". Genji stands in front of a screen holding a bamboo branch with gohei
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19th Century Modern Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Woodcut

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
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Porcelain

Painting, Oil on Canvas of Aristocracy, by Johann Heinrich Tischbein
By Johann Valentin Tischbein
Located in Miami, FL
A studio portrait of aristocracy, half-length, wearing a cream and pink lace-trimmed dress, holding
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Holding Fan

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Canvas

French 19th Century Polychromed Life-Size Figure of a Geisha, Charles Massé
By Charles Masse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kimono with both hands raised, holding a palm leaf as a fan and a scroll, her head tilted slightly to the
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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Holding Fan

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Metal

Scholarly Repose Blue And White Saucer C 1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Reign
Located in seoul, KR
person is holding what seems to be a fan, a common accessory for scholars in traditional Chinese
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1720s Chinese Qing Antique Holding Fan

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Imari Bottle Vase on Wood Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
showcases decoration and colors typical of Imari ware. A lady in kimono holding a fan under a Sakura tree is
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Holding Fan

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Ceramic

Japanese Porcelain Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
peeking peonies, suggest a subtropical scenery. The ladies were pictured as holding various item, a fly
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Porcelain Plate
Japanese Porcelain Plate
H 2 in Dm 14.4 in
The Four Seasons: Spring Japanese Woodblock Triptych ink on Paper Tales of Genji
Located in Soquel, CA
like butterfly wings. Genji sits on a cushion at right, holding a fan and smiling happily. Blossoming
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Early 19th Century Edo Antique Holding Fan

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Japanese Edo Six Panel Screen Yoshitsune and Benkei
Located in Rio Vista, CA
in full armor holding a fan. The warrior priest or monk Benkei is depicted kneeling on a leopard skin
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Chinese Shanxi 1840s Hand Carved Wooden Corbel with Deities Mounted on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
original polychromy. The male character on the left, holding a sword and a fan, adopts a nicely curving
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Holding Fan

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Wood

Antique Portrait of Princess Carolina, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Weilburg
Located in Langweer, NL
in frills, with left hand holding a closed fan and with right hand raised to breast, holding a flower
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18th Century Antique Holding Fan

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Paper

Japanese Fisherman Festival Kimono with Tsutsugaki Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
bright red. On the back, the same motif continues in a more dramatic fashion. A large fan with characters
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Holding Fan

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Cotton, Linen

Eugène Blot "An Evening at The Opera" Sculpture of a Lady
By Eugène Blot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gloves and holding a fan, her arms resting on the armchair's backrest. Signed: "BLOT E", circa 1880-1890
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Spelter

Edwardian Sterling Silver Photograph Frame in Art Nouveau Style
By Charles S. Green & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
portion. The embossed decoration also displays the crouching figure of Hiawatha* holding a spear to the
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Holding Fan

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Sterling Silver

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) -1866 Japanese Woodblock, Battle Of Kawanakajima
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in Corsham, GB
Yamamoto Kansuke (on horseback to the left, holding a military signalling fan) and the remnant of his
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Mid-19th Century Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Woodcut

Canton Famille Rose Plate, ca. 1840
Located in Banner Elk, NC
figure playing the guzheng (plucked zither), with three Geshas in attendance, one holding a lotus blossom
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1780s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Holding Fan

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Porcelain

Celebration of Tahitian Culture: Traditional Dance at Otaheite, circa 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
holding what appear to be fans, which may be part of the traditional dance. The dancers' poses suggest
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1780s Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Paper

Large patinated bronze statue of Cleopatra, M.Moreau, France 19th century
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
half-naked lion head masks in a pensive pose, holding a fan in her right hand. Large, entirely
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Holding Fan

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Bronze

La Marquesa De Escombreras - French 19thC art female portrait oil painting
By Jules Elie Delaunay
Located in London, GB
slit to make them easier to put on and to also discreetly hide a hanky. She is also holding a fan
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19th Century Victorian Antique Holding Fan

Materials

Oil

Goldscheider Vienna, Young Lady Dancer in Flower Dress, by Josef Lorenzl c. 1925
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
, holding the dress up in a fan shape at the skirt hem, behind her a drum . On a round, cream-colored
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Holding Fan

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Ceramic

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Antique Holding Fan For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique holding fan you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect antique holding fan among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right antique holding fan for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black. An antique holding fan from Charles S. Green & Co. and João Vieira — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in canvas, fabric and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Antique Holding Fan?

The average selling price for an antique holding fan we offer is $2,792, while they’re typically $379 on the low end and $6,234 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Holding Fan
  • 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.