A 19th century Chinese "Canton" fan, with mock filigree, enamelled and parcel-gilt bronze guards with a dragon motif and fretted and stained ivory, mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, sandalwood and sticks. The paper leaf is painted recto and verso in lacquer colours with figures in terraced pavilions with applied ivory face details. Housed in a shaped and fitted black lacquer case painted with oriental garden scenes.

Condition Report

The fan has had some repair to the sticks as they extend under the leaf section but to what extent I can say because the stick is hidden by the leaf in this location.

I can see one ivory stick is loose (see images)

The applied dragon on the guards is damaged but we do have a piece of the dragon that is missing

One guard seems to have had a solder repair where it enters the leaf (see images)

The leaf is in comparatively good order but shows some old repairs and minor tears (see images for extra sizes and details)