Rare Louis XVI c.1770 Hand Fan, 27.5cm Abanico, Ventaglio, Eventail, HP Silk w Sequins faience All bear the tiny diamond

All bear the tiny diamond shaped silversmith marks for Henri Soufflot

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and is versatile of theme apart from this one with a country pastoral scene with 4 people and several goats

I never see these outside of museums

The needlework is matted with a gold-painted filet

Rare Louis XVI c.1770 Hand Fan, 27.5cm Abanico, Ventaglio, Eventail, HP Silk w Sequins faience All bear the tiny diamondRare 18th century French hand painted gouache on heavy paper. Gold and silver foil on the guards and strands sticks, entirely hand carved and decorated also in pastilles, garlands and pique. A charming theme played out in the gold leafed figure on the guards: each one shows a golden boy carrying his pet bird in a small cage. And in the paintings on the front of the fan, to right: this is a "coconut" merchant who carries a toile fountain flask on his