A moth🅰er-of-pearl and ivory🔴 fan, Italian, mid-18th century

the pierced and engraved guards in mother-of-pearl, the ivory sticks intricately engraved with Rococo-style, floral and chinoiserie motifs, the paper leaf depicting recto a mythological scene in the manner of Poussin, probably Apollo or Phaeton in the chariot of the sun, and verso a landscape with a castle, on a later cardboard mount

width 11 4⁄5 in.; 30 cm.

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which🐷 outside the EUꦉ is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item

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Eventail en nacre et ivoire, Italie, milieu du XVIIIe s♛iè𒁏cle

width 11 4⁄5 in.; 30 cm.

Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au𒐪 règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant🔴 cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Sotheby’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.