SILK GAUZE AND SPANGLES French Empire / Directoire Hand Fan

SILK GAUZE AND SPANGLES French Empire / Directoire Hand Fan
"Madame Recamier" type
EMPIRE / DIRECTOIRE GAUZE AND SPANGLES FRENCH HAND FAN

Circa 1805

Silk Gauze Leaf, 4-1/2", cream color silk gauze leaf stitched overall with navette, circular, diamond and quatrefoil spangles, around a central embroidered floral rococo motif in spangles;

Tapered straight bone sticks with slight floral painting;
10-1/2" guards are openwork carved, with original silver foil

# hh 04-f3, early and fine, but damaged and fragile; as is ............................................SOLD