Lot no. 488
IVORY FAN, NAPLES, XVIII-XIXTH CENTURY
single page in painted parchment with Grand Tour subjects, the trompe-l'oeil front with three reserves depicting the Posillipo Grotto, the Naples pier with the prospect of Vesuvius and an eruption of Vesuvius, on the reverse a stylised ribbon with a building in the centre as a postage stamp, the slats joined by a mother-of-pearl rivet; defects, wear, some slats curved, minor tears in the paper and colour losses, possible restoration
Bears paper label, Royal Archaeologycal Institute
Ivory, parchment and mother-of-pearl, 28X49.5 cm
AN IVORY FAN, NAPLES, 18TH-19TH CENTURY; DEFECTS, WEAR, MINOR DAMAGES, PROBABLE RESTORATIONS
The lot is accompanied by CITES certificate no. IT/CE/2023/BO/00173
See original version (Italian) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Antique art and decorative objects
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