Antique Hand Painted French Hand Fan, First Empire, c.1800-1815, Blond Tortoise Shell or Horn sealing wax but no signature on the

but no signature on the lock plate

but that cleaned right off

and never more so than in this card case and 'necessaire' combo etui

1902 patent date

I'm listing them separate since the other panel has a scene with hounds chasing down a large stag

Antique Hand Painted French Hand Fan, First Empire, c.1800-1815, Blond Tortoise Shell or Horn sealing wax but no signature on theI 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".