Antique Hand Painted French 22 cm Hand Fan, Sequins, Silk Tassel, Bone Monture and Original Box St. Louis glass perfecting the art of producing

perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes by clever manipulation of the presses

I've researched and the identification on the paper labels affixed to the bottom is not accurate (see that person's portrait toward end of our photos)

Fabulous & rare vintage Art Deco or Mid-century Modern continental

As you can see in the close-up images

She is housed in an unusual frame

Antique Hand Painted French 22 cm Hand Fan, Sequins, Silk Tassel, Bone Monture and Original Box St. Louis glass perfecting the art of producingSuch a beautiful old thing, Excellent preservation for age, owing to it having the large bottom portion of the original hand painted box, no loss or damage to the bone monture which is accented in raised gold enamel. The leaf remains in very good condition as well, I see no sequins missing, all of which are hand embroidered on the silk leaf, and the hand painted motifs are very 'Marie Antoinette' though the fan will date to early 1900s. Full