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Antique Ladies Fans

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century French painted paper and mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan
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1850s French French Provincial Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century French painted silk of mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made
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1850s French French Provincial Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl

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 Ladies Fans

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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
Old Theatre Set for Ladies
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 Ladies Fans

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Leather

Antique  Old Theatre Set for Ladies
 Old Theatre Set for Ladies
H 2.76 in W 4.34 in D 1.58 in
Eduard Merk 'German, 1816-1888' Ladies Charm
By Eduard Merk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lady with a fan and two men - Sold as pair - Oil on wood, signed lower right – Unframed.   
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1850s German Antique Ladies Fans

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Canvas

Binoculars and Elegant Old French Theatre Set for Ladies
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/431 - Pretty old French theatre set: Binoculars, fan and mirror. Delicious and useful also for
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Late 19th Century Argentine Belle Époque Antique Ladies Fans

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Leather

Framed Lady's Hair Comb from the 19th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
Carved tortoiseshell ladies comb is flanked by a dragon fan crowned with five ball beads. En suite
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ladies Fans

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Tortoise Shell, Glass

Chinese Paint Decorated Trunk as Cocktail Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An ebonized wood trunk with painted decoration on the front. The center panel with ladies dressed
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Late 19th Century Ming Antique Ladies Fans

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Wood

Japanese Porcelain Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Japanese porcelain plate circa 1930s-1940s. Decorated with over glaze featuring three ladies in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ladies Fans

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Ceramic

Antique Japanese Porcelain Plate
Japanese Porcelain Plate
H 2 in Dm 14.4 in
Femme dan les sous-bois, 19th Century Adolphe MONTICELLI (1824-1886)
By Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Blackwater, GB
Marseilles, in 2001. Museum and Gallery Holdings Aix-en-Provence: Ladies in a Park; Landscape; Head of a
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19th Century Antique Ladies Fans

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Oil, Panel

Rare Art Deco Gilt Guilloche Enamel Teaspoon Set in Original Leather Case
Located in London, GB
contained in the original tooled brown fanned leather case. The long-held tradition of collecting antique
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Ladies Fans

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Silver, Enamel

Antique Rare Art Deco Gilt Guilloche Enamel Teaspoon Set in Original Leather Case
Rare Art Deco Gilt Guilloche Enamel Teaspoon Set in Original Leather Case
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H 3.75 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in L 3.75 in
Picking Violets - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Monticelli. The work depicts young ladies on a grassy bank - some are lying down and resting and others are
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Ladies Fans

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Panel, Oil

Japanese Woodblock Print " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) #2
Located in Norton, MA
traditional Japanese ladies with the traditional beautiful custom to express the charm of Japanese culture
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ladies Fans

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Paper

Japanese Woodblock Print " Three Geishas" Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山) #1
Located in Norton, MA
traditional Japanese ladies with the traditional beautiful custom to express the charm of Japanese culture
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19th Century Japanese Antique Ladies Fans

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Paper

Framed Chinese Antique Textile Qing Dynasty Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
knots, depicts two noble ladies in a garden setting. In front of a pavilion, one lady is kneeing to make
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ladies Fans

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Silk, Wood

Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Figure of a Fat Lady and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
charming than the sculptures of sophisticated female courtiers, known – rather unfairly – as “fat ladies
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Ladies Fans

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Terracotta

Bargello Flamestitch Silk Embroidery Florence Spetchley Park Bed Curtains Pair
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
faced with a 19th century, dusky pink fan edged braid. Lined in beige linen with velcro at the top for
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1620s Italian Baroque Antique Ladies Fans

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Silk

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Contemporary Mirror, Three-Dimensional Wall Fan, Silvered Glass Slabs, brass
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
Stunning now, stunning forever. Crafted to stand the test of time, our mirrors become family heirlooms for future generations that can be passed down and cherished for years to come....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Ladies Fans

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Brass

Antique Old Paris or Vieux Paris Porcelain Fan Shaped Vase
By Old Paris, Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French porcelain vase. With extensive gilding and painted floral decoration to each side. Simply a great piece of Old Paris porcelain! Date: 19th Century ...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
This ornate, antique paper and mother of pearl hand fan was crafted in France, circa 1850. the one side showing a candlelit interior where a young woman addresses a mage. Gallant sce...
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1850s French French Provincial Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
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H 1 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Ladies Fans

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Metal

Antique French Brass and Bronze Foldable Peacock Fan Fireplace Screen
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French brass and bronze foldable peacock fan fireplace screen This wonderful ornate fireplace screen is made from brass and bronze in the early 1900s. At the front of the ...
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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Fans

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Brass, Bronze

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading. Over this border is hig...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Ladies Fans

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Lacquer

Antique Edwardian quality oak and fan marquetry inlaid balloon shaped clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality oak and fan marquetry inlaid balloon shaped mantle clock having a quality oak balloon shaped case with a white enamel dial and Arabic numerals raised on bun...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Ladies Fans

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Glass, Oak

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). The fan's frame is crafted from bamboo and also includes wood engravings. The ca...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Ladies Fans

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Bamboo

Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
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H 12.6 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Lacquer

Antique French Framed Hand-Painted Fan Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly splendid antique and highly decorative French hand painted set in a gilded and glazed box frame, dating from the late 18th century. This wonderful fan is beautiful...
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1790s French Antique Ladies Fans

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Linen

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 is hand painted, lace and mother of pearl. The case is turn of the century but fan ...
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1890s French Antique Ladies Fans

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Textile, Velvet, Wood

French 19th Century Fan
French 19th Century Fan
H 12 in W 23 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful screen with a figural, hand paint...
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1850s Chinese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Lacquer

Mid 19th Century Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese telescopic Canton fan of carved bone stays supporting a scenic decorated paper in gouache in the Mandarin palette. Archival mount in a shadow box frame. China, made for th...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Ladies Fans

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Bone, Paper

19th Century Chinese Canton Export Gilt Lacquer Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century Chinese canton export gilt lacquer brise fan from the Qing Dynasty.
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Lacquer

Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and guards depicting ancient gods, palm trees and classical emblemes. The paper leaves are h...
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Mid-19th Century Rococo Antique Ladies Fans

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Silver

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Chinese Blue and White Pear Shaped Vases, Precious Objects and Ladies, Kangxi
Located in London, GB
), ladies seated at a table looking at a vase of flowering aster in subsidiary fan-shaped panels, and bogu
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Pair of antique porcelain ladies made in Sitzendorf (Germany) from the 19th cent
Located in Monza, IT
figurines represent two ladies with characteristic eighteenth-century dresses, one with a fan and one with a
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1890s German Baroque Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Fine Satsuma Censor
Located in Brussels, BE
dignitaries and ladies. Set with square shaped handles on the other sides and decorated with a fan. Set on
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Fine Satsuma Censor
Fine Satsuma Censor
H 3 in W 4.5 in D 4.25 in
Victorian Adams Style Pedestal Sideboard
Located in Edinburgh, GB
with a carved beading on the fore edge. There are two curved drawers below with carved fans, bell drops
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Late 19th Century Adam Style Antique Ladies Fans

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Mahogany

Victorian Adams Style Pedestal Sideboard
Victorian Adams Style Pedestal Sideboard
H 48.43 in W 90.16 in D 23.63 in
Antique Victorian circa 1850, 5.00 Ct Diamond Floral Corsage Brooch En Pampille
Located in Berlin, Berlin
holder, the fashion plates of those years show us a variety of options for fashionable ladies to indulge
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1850s Unknown Victorian Antique Ladies Fans

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Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver

Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
with all sorts of American flags and banners. Ladies’ fans, just like this one, were in great demand
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1870s Antique Ladies Fans

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Paper

Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
Located in Prato, Tuscany
on the movements or position of the fan, the ladies could converse with their suitors! Measures
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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ladies Fans

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Wood, Paper

Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
H 16.15 in W 7.88 in L 16.15 in
Hand Fan, Paper, Mother of Pearl, 18th-19th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand fan. Wallpaper, mother of pearl. 18th-19th centuries. Folding fan with paper country
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19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Ladies Fans

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Other

Fan with Ostrich Feathers and Turtle Belle Époque Period, 1905
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful important rare fan with ostrich feathers and turtle Belle Époque, 1905. The fan is
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Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Ladies Fans

Antique French Hand-Painted Mother-of-Pearl Fan, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
the late 19th century. The fan is beautifully hand-painted with Romany ladies dancing and playing
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1890s French Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl

Set of 8 George III Gillows Mahogany Fan Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
A set of eight George III mahogany fan back dining chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Ladies Fans

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Upholstery, Mahogany

English Edwardian Richly Inlaid Five Drawer Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1880
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
satinwood fan corner inlays above five banded and stringed drawers flanked by the front legs with pen worked
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Ladies Fans

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Brass

Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Blue White Dish Figures Making Music
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
peony. One of the ladies is holding a fan. she is being served tea or warm wine, the other lady holding
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19th Century Japanese Qing Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Japanese Kutani Bowl
Located in Wilson, NC
Japanese Kutani bowl, with the interior having multiple vignettes depicting a fan, gourd, vase, and
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1880s Japanese Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Japanese Kutani Bowl
Japanese Kutani Bowl
H 4.88 in Dm 11 in L 4.88 in
Rose Mandarin Garden Seat
Located in Wilson, NC
Mandarin figures in a palace. Ladies are depicted with fans and umbrellas. A river scene with mountains is
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1860s Chinese Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

Rose Mandarin Garden Seat
Rose Mandarin Garden Seat
H 18.25 in Dm 14 in
Exceptional Georgian Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine quality George III inlaid tea caddy, the top with boxwood patera and fan inlay, rosewood
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Ladies Fans

Elegants in a Park - Figurative Impressionist Oil Painting by Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Thomas Monticelli. The work depicts elegant ladies in beautiful gowns beside a statue in a park with two
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Ladies Fans

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Panel, Oil

Antique French Vernis Martin Cylinder Bureau de Dame, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
ladies being serenaded by a musician playing his lute and the painting bears the signature "Martin
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1870s French Antique Ladies Fans

Important Sheraton George III 18th Century Mahogany and Satinwood Linen Press
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Benington, Herts
inlaid tablet with a satinwood fan inlaid lunette shaped (half-moon) pediment whilst retaining the
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18th Century English Sheraton Antique Ladies Fans

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Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Regency Work Table with Chinoiserie Penwork Decoration
Located in New York, NY
tables" as they are so often used today), they were used variously by ladies as a place to write letters
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19th Century English Regency Antique Ladies Fans

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Wood

Antique French Vernis Martin Bureau de Dame, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
ladies being serenaded by a musician playing his lute and the painting bears the signature "Martin
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Late 19th Century French Antique Ladies Fans

The Boy's King Arthur
By Newell Convers Wyeth
Located in Fort Washington, PA
attracted a whole new generation of King Arthur fans. Each scene reveals Wyeth's penchant for historical
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1910s Antique Ladies Fans

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Gilded Mother of Pearls Framed Ladies Fan
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted ladies fan with an 18th century scene of a courting couple in a pastoral
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Nodding Ladies, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful pair of famille rose enameled Chinese nodding porcelain models of court ladies. Made of
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ladies Fans

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Porcelain

A Picture of the Customs and Traditions of our Ladies -Woodcut by O. Gekko-1898
Located in Roma, IT
and traditions of our ladies). A bourgeois woman paints landscapes on folding fans, a girl observes
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1890s Modern Antique Ladies Fans

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Woodcut, Paper

Chinese Art Deco Floral Silver Hairpin
Located in Chicago, IL
Although eyes were certainly drawn to the high, fan-shaped headdresses that Qing-dynasty women
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Ladies Fans

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Silver

Vintage Art Deco Small Lacquered Wood Box With Stylized Lady
Located in Atlanta, GA
feminine figural design depicting a lady with fan and parasol all in shades of black, ivory and dove gray
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Ladies Fans

Katagami: Pine Needles
Located in Storrs, CT
15 3/4). A chirashi (scattered pattern). Pine needles were often used on elderly ladies clothing and
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19th Century Edo Antique Ladies Fans

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Stencil

Katagami:  Pine Needles
Katagami:  Pine Needles
H 16 in W 20 in D 1 in
French Art Deco Walnut, Brass and Silk Velvet Club Chair, circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
gorgeous piece features a curved, ample padded Silhouette, fan tufted seat back and contrast piping around
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Ladies Fans

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Velvet

"The Adoration of the Magi" Monticelli C.19th French Pre-Impressionist Religious
By Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Gallery Holdings: Aix-en-Provence: Ladies in a Park; Landscape; Head of a Ruffianly Soldier Aix-en
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Ladies Fans

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Oil, Panel

Les Baigneuses - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by Adolphe Monticelli
By Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Gallery Holdings: Aix-en-Provence: Ladies in a Park; Landscape; Head of a Ruffianly Soldier Aix-en
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1870s Impressionist Antique Ladies Fans

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Canvas, Oil

19TH Century Framed French Fan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully painted with soft hues portraying ladies in a garden setting. The 16 " arm " mother-of
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Ladies Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Wood, Paper

19TH Century Framed French Fan
19TH Century Framed French Fan
H 12.25 in W 21.5 in D 1.75 in
Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
Located in Hudson, NY
Two beautiful portraits of young Chinese ladies in gouache and oil on cotton in matching reeded
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1850s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ladies Fans

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Canvas, Gouache

Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
Chinese Export Portraits of Two Ladies
H 25.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
Our Huntresses
By Maurice Milliere
Located in Minneapolis, MN
fashion. Maurice Milliere was a frequent contributor of cover illustrations. Fans on both sides of the
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1920s Art Nouveau Antique Ladies Fans

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Satsuma, Tea Caddy, Meiji Period, Antique Japanese Porcelain, Japanese Ceramics
By Satsuma
Located in London, GB
shamisen player is accompanied by joyful dancers; some cover their faces with their fans as young boys look
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Ladies Fans

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Ceramic, Porcelain

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Antique Ladies Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique ladies fans available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, silk and brocade, all antique ladies fans available were constructed with great care. There are 6 antique and vintage antique ladies fans for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Antique ladies fans have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Rococo and Victorian antique ladies fans are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique ladies fans over the years, but those made by Albert Hadley and Sister Parish are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Ladies Fans?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $937 on the low end and $775,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Ladies 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.