Antique Hand Painted French 22 cm Hand Fan, Sequins, Silk Tassel, Bone Monture and Original Box St. Louis glass perfecting the art of producing

perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes by clever manipulation of the presses

artisan pieces

Beautiful antique hand painted silk leaf with carved bone monture

Typically we think of these silk velvet cases as English Victorian

the silver pique

Antique Hand Painted French 22 cm Hand Fan, Sequins, Silk Tassel, Bone Monture and Original Box St. Louis glass perfecting the art of producingSuch a beautiful old thing, Excellent preservation for age, owing to it having the large bottom portion of the original hand painted box, no loss or damage to the bone monture which is accented in raised gold enamel. The leaf remains in very good condition as well, I see no sequins missing, all of which are hand embroidered on the silk leaf, and the hand painted motifs are very 'Marie Antoinette' though the fan will date to early 1900s. Full