Imitation pink mother of pearl, circa 1890 Large... - Lot 249 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 249
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Imitation pink mother of pearl, circa 1890 Large... - Lot 249 - Coutau-Bégarie
Imitation pink mother of pearl, circa 1890 Large folded fan, the leaf in bobbin lace decorated with flowers, enhanced with golden sequins, on a tulle background. Rare and amazing mount in synthetic material tinted pink, iridescent effect imitating the mother of pearl, the strands snake, encrusted with gold sequins. Several patents protecting processes for the manufacture of synthetic materials are filed in the years 1860-1890 for the imitation of natural materials such as mother of pearl. H.t. 35 cm - H.f. 22,5 cm (good condition) Read: M. Volet, "L'imagination au service de l'éventail. Les brevets déposés en France au 19e siècle, Imagination and its contribution to fans, Patents deposited in France in the 19th century", Vesenaz, 1986, p. 323.
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