Large Indo-Portuguese Fan (SOLD)
Sri Lanka
Circa 1850
The purple silk fan has a turned ivory handle with incised dot and circle motif stained red; the upper part is deeply carved with a foliate design.
Height 86.5cm width 44 cm (34 x 17 in)
Bibliography: Construtores do Oriente Portugues, Porto 1998 page 438 fig.215