Antique European Folding Fan with Pierced Bone Guards and Scene
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Early European folding fan, c1,800-30s, with pierced shaped and metal inlaid bone guards and matching sticks with Mother-of-pearl edged rivet and shaped metal loop suspending a tassel, the paper double mount printed and over painted with a scene of figures and a putto in a village landscape and edged with gilt heightened floral motifs, with painted lake scene and floral sprays verso, remnants of feather edging. 50 x 26 cm overall
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
- Putto / Putti / Amorino / Amorini - A putto (plural: putti) or amerino (plural: amerini) is a cherub or cupid frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods and later used as a decorative element in the design of furniture, ceramics, statuary etc. They are usually depicted as chubby males, or of indeterminate gender, often with wings. Their depiction may represent an association with love, heaven, peace or prosperity.
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