Antique French Hand Fan, Horn Monture, Silk & Sequin Embroidered Leaf, Ballon, 16 cm Guard Vernis Martin Very nicely preserved frame

Very nicely preserved frame

but it's fun to have one that shows you how they all once looked (the painted flowers)

There is evidence of very small chip on 3 spots along that base trim around the piano

1880-1910 French decanter

Antique French Hand Fan, Horn Monture, Silk & Sequin Embroidered Leaf, Ballon, 16 cm Guard Vernis Martin Very nicely preserved frameLate 19th to earliest 20th century Art Nouveau Ballon form French hand fan, horn monture in excellent condition, raised gold work. The embroidered sequins leaf is silk and quite split at folds, as you can see in our photos, but as noted the entire monture of this antique fan is excellent. For restoration or perhaps replacement of leaf, it was among a group of antique fans found in France some time ago. Nearly finished pulling fans from crates at our