Magnificent Baroque fan in a display frame 17 folding and 2 ivory cover sticks, painted with chinoiserie and gilded. The fan leaf made of paper, painted on the front with a mythological scene in which a ship with musicians forms the centre, while on the shore two Roman soldiers search for a fugitive hidden in the reeds. Mounted on red velvet fabric. Fan-shaped, ornamented wooden frame. Conservation, remainder; overall size 70 cm x 48.5 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. A French Baroque fan with frame. Chipped, restored. France. Mid 18th cent.