Folding fan
Austrian or German · 1760s

Leaf: gouache and bronze paint on paper. Sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl, carved, pierced and veneered, decorated with gold-and-silver-toned metal leaf. Pivot: green paste jewel.
Austrian or German · 1760s

Leaf: gouache and bronze paint on paper. Sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl, carved, pierced and veneered, decorated with gold-and-silver-toned metal leaf. Pivot: green paste jewel.