Another royal fan
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A gold, turquoise, pearl and ivory brisé fan, Jahn, St Petersburg, circa 1839
the tapering gold guards with gothic terminals and applied overall with turquoise beads interspersed with seed pearls within gold borders, the conforming ivory sticks finely pierced with tracery, diaper pattern and formal foliate motifs, apparently unmarked, in original leather retailer's case, the base with label for 'S. Jahn, ci-devant A. Roempler/ Magasin de Joaillerie et Bijouterie/ à St. Petersbourg', the silk lining affixed with paper inventory label inscribed 'N. 2126. M.'
length: 22cm, 8 3/4 in
owned by Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (1819-1876)
This fan was part of the rich trousseau purchased for the Grand Duchess by her father, Emperor Nicholas I, upon her marriage to Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1839.
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