Antique Edwardian " QUEEN MARY ' S FAVOURITE " FAN 1910 Eventail Ventaglio Fächer
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:960326 | Country/Region of Manufacture: France |
| Material: Mixed Material | Look: Victorian/Edwardian |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Decade: 1910s |
| Main Colour: Multi |
For Your Consideration
An Antique Edwardian Fan dated to between 1910 - Inspired by Queen Mary's Favourite Fan
Description
This fan is inspired by H.M. Queen Mary's favourite fan which is part of the Royal Collection where it is called "Fan depicting Bacchus and Ariadne". In 1910, the Queen gave permission for the fan leaf of 'Bacchus and Ariadne' (then thought to represent Rinaldo in the Garden of Armida) to be reproduced in colour on satin-fi...nished cotton as a supplement to the Christmas issue of The Gentlewoman (see the last 3 photos). It was also depicted on the opening colour plate of the famous book "History of the Fan" by G. Woolliscroft Rhead, also published in 1910. All was done to coincide with the beginning of H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary's tenure following the death of Edward VII. Fortunately, I was able to acquire an unmounted fan leaf and also, by pure chance, a copy of the original magazine (the unmounted leaf and magazine are not for sale, but I would be happy to provide a photocopy of the relevant 2 pages of the magazine). Many of the fan leaves were mounted in 1910, some were given as New Year's Eve presents, for example at the Savoy Hotel.
This fan is one such example given by the Savoy Hotel to an attendee of the New Year's Eve party! It comes in its original box, but someone (why, oh, why?) removed the inside panel of the lid which stated that the fan was presented at the savoy (I have another exact same example in the exact same box in my collection with the inside panel present). The fan is made of gold painted, carved and pierced bone sticks and the single printed satin leaf. The sticks show small flowers and scrolls.
The fan measures approx. 7.75" long and 13.5" wide when fully open. The measurements in centimeters are 19.5 cm long and 34.5 cm wide when fully open.This fan is in very good condition, thanks to the box, with minimal wear along the top edge of the leaf (see photos).
The box shows wear, but it still protects the fan well (see photos).
Postage Packaging and postage via registered and tracked Airmail to the UK will cost £12.70, within Europe £13.10 (14, 50 Euro), overseas £14.00 (ca. US$17.50).
Payment I accept PayPal. Payment is expected within 3 days.
Terms & Conditions Payment is to be made within 3 days of the sale. All sales are final! I will not issue refunds or accept returns because a buyer claims not to have read/understood the description! I go to great lengths to describe my items in as much detail as possible/necessary to give the buyer an idea of the condition. It is the buyers responsibility to read the description, view the images and ask questions BEFORE the auction ends! Speaking a foreign language is not accepted as an excuse! I speak several European languages, so please feel free to ask questions in your language.
Please remember that your bid is a contract. Ebay will be notified about non-paying bidders and they will be blocked from bidding on any of my future items.
Please note insurance is required for all items above £20. Returns are only accepted in cases where the item was found to be grossly misrepresented. Items must be returned with 3 days of receipt. Please, do not hesitate to email me with any questions or for more photos. Please check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favourites list!
© 2012-2019 MadAboutFans: Please note that copyright is asserted in respect of the content, images and text of this listing.
An Antique Edwardian Fan dated to between 1910 - Inspired by Queen Mary's Favourite Fan
Description
This fan is inspired by H.M. Queen Mary's favourite fan which is part of the Royal Collection where it is called "Fan depicting Bacchus and Ariadne". In 1910, the Queen gave permission for the fan leaf of 'Bacchus and Ariadne' (then thought to represent Rinaldo in the Garden of Armida) to be reproduced in colour on satin-fi...nished cotton as a supplement to the Christmas issue of The Gentlewoman (see the last 3 photos). It was also depicted on the opening colour plate of the famous book "History of the Fan" by G. Woolliscroft Rhead, also published in 1910. All was done to coincide with the beginning of H.M. King George V and H.M. Queen Mary's tenure following the death of Edward VII. Fortunately, I was able to acquire an unmounted fan leaf and also, by pure chance, a copy of the original magazine (the unmounted leaf and magazine are not for sale, but I would be happy to provide a photocopy of the relevant 2 pages of the magazine). Many of the fan leaves were mounted in 1910, some were given as New Year's Eve presents, for example at the Savoy Hotel.
This fan is one such example given by the Savoy Hotel to an attendee of the New Year's Eve party! It comes in its original box, but someone (why, oh, why?) removed the inside panel of the lid which stated that the fan was presented at the savoy (I have another exact same example in the exact same box in my collection with the inside panel present). The fan is made of gold painted, carved and pierced bone sticks and the single printed satin leaf. The sticks show small flowers and scrolls.
The fan measures approx. 7.75" long and 13.5" wide when fully open. The measurements in centimeters are 19.5 cm long and 34.5 cm wide when fully open.This fan is in very good condition, thanks to the box, with minimal wear along the top edge of the leaf (see photos).
The box shows wear, but it still protects the fan well (see photos).
Postage Packaging and postage via registered and tracked Airmail to the UK will cost £12.70, within Europe £13.10 (14, 50 Euro), overseas £14.00 (ca. US$17.50).
Payment I accept PayPal. Payment is expected within 3 days.
Terms & Conditions Payment is to be made within 3 days of the sale. All sales are final! I will not issue refunds or accept returns because a buyer claims not to have read/understood the description! I go to great lengths to describe my items in as much detail as possible/necessary to give the buyer an idea of the condition. It is the buyers responsibility to read the description, view the images and ask questions BEFORE the auction ends! Speaking a foreign language is not accepted as an excuse! I speak several European languages, so please feel free to ask questions in your language.
Please remember that your bid is a contract. Ebay will be notified about non-paying bidders and they will be blocked from bidding on any of my future items.
Please note insurance is required for all items above £20. Returns are only accepted in cases where the item was found to be grossly misrepresented. Items must be returned with 3 days of receipt. Please, do not hesitate to email me with any questions or for more photos. Please check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favourites list!
© 2012-2019 MadAboutFans: Please note that copyright is asserted in respect of the content, images and text of this listing.
