M529M Ca 1840-50 Hand Colored Lithograph French fan eventail

MOTHER OF PEARL OVERLAY ON GUARDS

CIRCA 1840-1850

     Here is a VERY NICE French hand colored Lithograph fan with pierced bone sticks.  The guards are bone with an overlay of pierced Mother of Pearl and inlaid with steel picque.  Each guard has an old repair as shown in the pictures.  The double paper leaf is a nicely colored lithograph of an 18th C. outdoor party.  The reverse is a scene of a 18th C small picnic.  The colors on both sides are lively and vivid.  There are some minor tears in the leaf but this fan shows really well.  It is circa 1840 and I believe French in origin.  A very fine example of the craftsmanship typical of the hand colored lithographs over this period. TB