An ivory and painted vellum fan, 1760-1770

An ivory and painted vellum fan, 1760-1770

the ivory sticks finely pierced with foliate patterns and creating silhouette scenes against the mother-of-pearl ground of an elegant group with a horse-drawn carriage, the pierced guards with a ground of coloured foil, the painted-vellum leaf depicting various scenes of agricultural labour, contained by broad decorative borders depicting flora, fauna and chinoiserie figures, on a later cardboard mount

height 4 1⁄2 in.; width 10 5⁄8 in.; 11,2 cm; 27 cm.

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item

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Eventail en ivoire et vélin peint, 1760-1770

à décor de carrosse

height 4 1⁄2 in.; width 10 5⁄8 in.; 11,2 cm; 27 cm.

Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Sotheby’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.