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19th Century Paper Fan - Tortoiseshell Sticks
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19th Century Paper Fan - Tortoiseshell Sticks

19th century
Sold 9 November 2025 · Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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A beautiful example of a 19th century paper fan, decorated with the three muses. The sticks are beautifully decorated and I think they are very thin blond tortoiseshell. There are no tears to the paper. The silk lined box is in good order commensurate with age and use. Accompanying the fan is a card with Vicountess Gough printed on it.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UK

H 25 cm

W 46 cm

L 24 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this 19th Century Paper Fan to the 19th Century.

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A beautiful example of a 19th century paper fan, decorated with the three muses. The sticks are beautifully decorated and I think they are very thin blond tortoiseshell. There are no tears to the paper. The silk lined box is in good order commensurate with age and use. Accompanying the fan is a card with Vicountess Gough printed on it.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE UK

H 25 cm

W 46 cm

L 24 cm

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this 19th Century Paper Fan to the 19th Century.

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Archive I A nineteenth-century folding paper fan featuring hand-painted figural scenes and intricate tortoiseshell sticks. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19th Century Paper Fan - Tortoiseshell Sticks

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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)

Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
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Verified Since Dec 2020
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A nineteenth-century folding paper fan featuring hand-painted figural scenes and intricate tortoiseshell sticks.
19th century paper fan - tortoiseshell sticks
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A nineteenth-century folding paper fan featuring hand-painted figural scenes and intricate tortoiseshell sticks.
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  • ObjectDecorative Objects
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, tortoiseshell
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsHand-painted figures, Floral borders, Reticulated sticks, Pastoral landscape

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During the 19th century, folding fans served as both fashionable accessories and subtle tools of communication in polite society, often featuring hand-painted pastoral scenes or lithographs reflecting the romantic tastes of the period.

Antique folding fans were typically constructed using delicate materials such as paper, silk, or vellum for the leaf, supported by sticks and guards carved from tortoiseshell, bone, mother-of-pearl, or ivory.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit hand-painted detailing, natural ageing on the paper or silk leaf, traditional riveting at the base, and organic variations in materials like genuine tortoiseshell or carved bone.

An antique folding fan can be mounted in a bespoke shadow box frame and displayed on a wall, or placed flat inside a shallow glass-topped table to protect the fragile paper from dust and handling.

To preserve antique fans, keep them away from direct sunlight and high humidity to prevent the paper from yellowing and the organic sticks from warping or cracking.
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