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Lot 338
Sale 5155 - English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jan 25, 2012
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$650
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Five Continental mother of pearl or abalone fans late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a lace fan with abalone sticks and guards, the lace painted to show putti flying amongst a blossoming tree, in a silk box with Geo. C. Shreve & co. San Francisco retailer's stamp; a lace fan with mother of pearl and abalone guards and sticks finely carved to show musical trophies, urns, and figures; a lace and abalone fan painted to show songbirds; and an abalone and paper fan painted to show figures in landscapes, with white and gilt metal mounted sticks and guards; together with another. (5).
Various sizes