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Ottoman Ambassador Portrait Engraving, Bernigeroth, Turkish Envoy, c.1740
Ottoman Ambassador Portrait Engraving, Bernigeroth, Turkish Envoy, c.1740

Ottoman Ambassador Portrait Engraving, Bernigeroth, Turkish Envoy, c.1740

Located in Langweer, NL

He is shown in elaborate Ottoman attire, including a tall ceremonial headpiece, a richly textured and fur-lined robe, and a finely patterned garment beneath. In his right hand he hol...

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Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Royal Burmese Official & His Wife in State Attire – Antique Costume Print, c1800
Royal Burmese Official & His Wife in State Attire – Antique Costume Print, c1800

Royal Burmese Official & His Wife in State Attire – Antique Costume Print, c1800

Located in Langweer, NL

Her blouse features detailed embroidery or brocade-like decoration, and her head is adorned with an elaborate hair ornament or diadem. In her hand, she holds a fan—a symbol of grace ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Fine Pair Of Antique Walnut And Cane Armchairs
Fine Pair Of Antique Walnut And Cane Armchairs

Fine Pair Of Antique Walnut And Cane Armchairs

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A pair of particularly light and fine antique armchairs in Art Nouveau style finished in Chestnut brown Walnut. The chairs feature fanned backs with hand-pulled caning under oval fi...

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Early 20th Century Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Antique Costume Print of Mendoza – Young Woman in Traditional Dress, 1854
Antique Costume Print of Mendoza – Young Woman in Traditional Dress, 1854

Antique Costume Print of Mendoza – Young Woman in Traditional Dress, 1854

Located in Langweer, NL

Draped over her head and shoulders is a fine lace mantilla, bordered with blue and floral embroidery, which enhances the elegance of her appearance. She holds a hand-painted fan ador...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Ambrosi 18kt White Gold Diamond Turquoise & Emerald Necklace Set
Ambrosi 18kt White Gold Diamond Turquoise & Emerald Necklace Set

Ambrosi 18kt White Gold Diamond Turquoise & Emerald Necklace Set

By Ambrosi

Located in New York, NY

The necklace showcases a mesmerizing interplay of 28 hand-carved turquoise fans and 28 oval cabochon emeralds, gracefully arranged across two adjoined concentric strands.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary More Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Turquoise, 18k Gold, White Gold

Turquoise Lapis Lazuli 9 Karat Rose Gold Dangle Earrings Handcrafted in Italy
Turquoise Lapis Lazuli 9 Karat Rose Gold Dangle Earrings Handcrafted in Italy

Turquoise Lapis Lazuli 9 Karat Rose Gold Dangle Earrings Handcrafted in Italy

By Botta gioielli

Located in Milano, IT

Pendant earrings featuring genuine hand-carved turquoise fans, little vivid light blue turquoise butterflies and natural lapis lazuli.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Dangle Earrings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, 9k Gold, Rose Gold

French Provincial Early 19th Century Buffet Sideboard
French Provincial Early 19th Century Buffet Sideboard

French Provincial Early 19th Century Buffet Sideboard

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Tailored French style molded detail abounds on the cabinet doors, center stile, and especially the apron, which has been carved at the center with a pediment featuring a hand carved ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Sideboards

Materials

Marble, Brass

Antique French Costume Print of a Lady of the Court, Reign of Henri III, ca.1860
Antique French Costume Print of a Lady of the Court, Reign of Henri III, ca.1860

Antique French Costume Print of a Lady of the Court, Reign of Henri III, ca.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Her elaborately styled hair, adorned with a delicate cap and crown-like decoration, complements the grandeur of her ensemble. She holds a small fan in one hand, her gentle posture an...

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Antique 1860s Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Lady Mantel Clock
19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Lady Mantel Clock

19th Century Bronze Sculpture Of A Lady Mantel Clock

Located in Guaynabo, PR

She is dressed with an 18th century dress adorned with bows and laces. She is holding a fan in her hand. The sculpture stands over a bronze pagoda top shaped base that is decorated w...

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Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch
19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch

19th Century "Secret Lover" Brooch

Located in New York, NY

A photo or ivory miniature of a loved one (possibly secret) was inserted into the locket from the back. A mechanical fan "opens" with a pull of a tab and remains "open" clutched in t...

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Antique 1870s French Brooches

Materials

Turquoise, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold

Japanese Customer - Original Lithograph - 19th Century

Japanese Customer - Original Lithograph - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Very good conditions. A precious hand-colored artwork representing a Japanese costume by a seated woman and fan in her hand, through congruous and harmonious colors created by deft ...

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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Japanese Seto Satsuma Charger Japan Figure Relief Edo or Meiji
Antique Japanese Seto Satsuma Charger Japan Figure Relief Edo or Meiji

Antique Japanese Seto Satsuma Charger Japan Figure Relief Edo or Meiji

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

With a central scene of what we think is an Arhat. He is carrying a fan in his hand and behin his head a halo is visible.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Portrait of Mrs. Rogerson, Oil on Linen, Post-Impressionist, 1901
Portrait of Mrs. Rogerson, Oil on Linen, Post-Impressionist, 1901

Portrait of Mrs. Rogerson, Oil on Linen, Post-Impressionist, 1901

By John Charlton

Located in Soquel, CA

She wears a luxurious dress with intricate textures and soft pastel floral patterns. She holds a fan in one hand, possibly symbolizing sophistication or status.

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Lynn McCarty Oil Painting 1990 Abstract Monochrome Minimal Contemporary gray
Lynn McCarty Oil Painting 1990 Abstract Monochrome Minimal Contemporary gray

Lynn McCarty Oil Painting 1990 Abstract Monochrome Minimal Contemporary gray

By Lynn McCarty

Located in Buffalo, NY

The artist builds a skin of paint on the aluminum surface using anything but brushes to pour the paint such as eye droppers, basters, towels, squeegees, her hand. Not a fan of brushs...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Pair of English Regency Ormolu Chinoiserie Candlesticks
Pair of English Regency Ormolu Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Pair of English Regency Ormolu Chinoiserie Candlesticks

Located in London, GB

Each lady in very finely decorated robes, also hold a fan in their hands. Both set upon fluted pedestal bases.

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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Candlesticks

Materials

Ormolu

Annemarie Davidson GhostLine Enamel and Copper Dish in Blue Hues
Annemarie Davidson GhostLine Enamel and Copper Dish in Blue Hues

Annemarie Davidson GhostLine Enamel and Copper Dish in Blue Hues

By Annemarie Davidson

Located in San Diego, CA

On many of her abstract compositions such as this, she also used a sgraffito technique, incising straight lines with the sharp point of a dart. These hand-drawn lines, which fan out ...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Plate of Masked Dancer
Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Plate of Masked Dancer

Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Plate of Masked Dancer

Located in Atlanta, GA

The figure in the midst of motion dons an elaborate and luxuriant costume with wide sleeves and a tall hat. One hand holds a fan the other a clustered bell instrument.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Vintage Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest
Vintage Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest

Vintage Flame Mahogany Four-Drawer Chest

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The richly grained wood is accented by an elegant hand-carved fan, or sunrise, motif adorning the central drawer—a hallmark of classic Chippendale design.

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Mid-20th Century North American Chippendale Lowboys

Materials

Wood

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan

Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Geisha or Bijin, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand. Her kimono of a rich a...

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl

Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The work shows a woman in three-quarter figure standing by a fireplace with a mirror over it. She is holding a fan in her hand, and wearing a white dress. The model is Joanna Hiffern...

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1920s Pre-Raphaelite Figurative Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Antique Portrait of Princess Carolina, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Weilburg
Antique Portrait of Princess Carolina, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Weilburg

Antique Portrait of Princess Carolina, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Weilburg

Located in Langweer, NL

Half length with curled hair with jewelled clasp, and low gown edged in frills, with left hand holding a closed fan and with right hand raised to breast, holding a flower.

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Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Mixed Media Collage Painting Great Jewish Feminist Artist Miriam Schapiro
Large Mixed Media Collage Painting Great Jewish Feminist Artist Miriam Schapiro

Large Mixed Media Collage Painting Great Jewish Feminist Artist Miriam Schapiro

By Miriam Schapiro

Located in Surfside, FL

She depicts the powerful women from Russia each on a row of the hand held fan with a hat and a veil. She added pieces from each artist work in her "collaborative" style to join them ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Glitter, Mixed Media, Fabric, Acrylic, Digital

Platinum Art Deco Style Sugarloaf Emerald and Diamond Ring Engagement Ring
Platinum Art Deco Style Sugarloaf Emerald and Diamond Ring Engagement Ring

Platinum Art Deco Style Sugarloaf Emerald and Diamond Ring Engagement Ring

By Gold Adore

Located in San Francisco, CA

Crafted in Platinum, the design features an amazing gemstone center, flanked by French Cut Diamonds, and finished with wonderful Art Deco fan shoulders, amazing hand engraving, and g...

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2010s American Art Deco Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Platinum

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu
Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

Two Actors - Japanese Woodblock by Chikanobu Yoshu

By Toyohara Chikanobu

Located in Soquel, CA

Two actors, both wearing extravagant kimonos, one kneeling facing left, while the other is above, looking down, a fan in his hand. A cherry tree is seen above. Vibrant blues and reds...

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1890s Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Located in Leeds, GB

Beneath the bows of a tree, beside a pagoda, a female figure stretches out her hand towards a seated man, fanning himself as a swallow flies overhead.

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Antique Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

U2 Bono 2005 - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print

U2 Bono 2005 - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print

By Kevin Westenberg

Located in London, GB

Bono - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print Bono, lead singer of Irish band U2, reaches to grasp a fan's hand at a concert in Phoenix, Arizona. Cover shoot for Mojo Magazine, Phoen...

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Early 2000s Modern Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

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