Fan, possibly German, ca. 1770.

Fan, possibly German, ca. 1770.
Country silk with gouache scene, applications of sequins and metallic thread.
Bone rod with "grillé" and carved with two-tone metal leaf application.
It includes in a rod a medallion with articulated figure.
It shows wear. Articulated figure. Presents restorations.
Measurements: 27 x 50 cm.
Fan with the bone rods formed by thin rods with oval medallions decorated with fine work of grillé or openwork of vegetal stroke. The rods are also covered with metallic applications in silver and gold tones, embossed with foliate motifs. One of the rods includes a medallion with a male character that changes into a female one by means of an articulated mechanism. As for the country, it is made of silk with a central gouache painting in which an aristocratic garden scene unfolds under a blue canopy. The gouache is flanked by vegetal compositions adorned with paillettes and floral bouquets intertwined in garlands.