Elegant Antique French 28.5cm Sequined Fan, 2nd Empire Crossed Torches in Sequins, MOP Tatting shuttle each complete with undamaged stoppers

each complete with undamaged stoppers and set into one of the finest condition interiors I've ever found in these - such a thrill

Housed perfectly beneath the original convex cover glass in a typical period blackened wood frame with convex cover glass and brass mount

Looks to be a military uniform

very early Limoges or other noted house as maker

jewel box or etui with acorn & foliate finial and fine condition

Elegant Antique French 28.5cm Sequined Fan, 2nd Empire Crossed Torches in Sequins, MOP Tatting shuttle each complete with undamaged stoppersI have no reference to the maker of this beautiful fan, but the work that went into it is spectacular. Insets of silk with silk mesh surrounding them, all embroidered in gold metallic thread and sequined with a variety of iridescent sequins which echo the rainbow shimmer of the stunning mother of pearl monture. Bone ribs, no breaks, and the folded fan is 28. 5cm. Very likely c. 1875 80, owing to theme and length of the guards. So pretty, but fragile