Lot n° 263
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
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Result
: 300EUR
Crossing the ford, France, circa 1820 - Lot 263
Crossing the ford, France, circa 1820
Beautiful fan, the finely painted sheet of a river view of a ferry heavily loaded with peasants, people of quality and animals crossing from one bank to the other. Around Paris, on the Seine near Sèvres and on the Marne in particular, ferries facilitated the movement of goods and people, before bridges were built.
Skin reverse, mute.
Cut-out brass mounting with flowers and foliage. Steel plumes enhanced with faceted steel beads and red stones.
H.t. 19 cm (cuts, wear, restorations)
With a modern rectangular frame.
Provenance: "Éventails" sale, Mes Loudemer, Poulain, Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Drouot, February 1974
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