Antique Hand Painted French Hand Fan, First Empire, c.1800-1815, Blond Tortoise Shell or Horn sealing wax One more likely expects 18k

One more likely expects 18k gold if French

perhaps used as large open salts or sweet meats serving pieces

1902 patent date

but that cleaned right off

but he's so charming he certainly warrants a place in your collection

Antique Hand Painted French Hand Fan, First Empire, c.1800-1815, Blond Tortoise Shell or Horn sealing wax One more likely expects 18kI have an entire large crate filled with antique fans. I'll be adding them as I have time, so mark our site and please come back to see them all. This one is a wonderful and early hand painted beauty, just 6 1 2" long when closed, and it's beautifully preserved. I think at some point it has had a new silk ribbon, probably within the last 80 100 years, which is stable and lovely. Each stick is worked with cutaway patterning. It opens to a full 11 1 2".