the paper leaf painted with Harlequin seducing Colombine in a garden, watched by his rival Pierrot, signed 'Alexis Vollon', the reverse signed 'Duvelleroy', the mother of pearl guards and sticks carved, pierced and gilt with pastoral figures and trophies in 18th century taste, mother-of-pearl pivot on corded silvered loop, in contemporary Italian shaped and tooled leather box

overall very good condition., some tarnishing to gilding of sticks and guards.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Son of the landscape, genre and still life painter Antoine Vollon, Alexis Vollon (1865-1945) was trained as a painter and engraver in Paris, exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1885. In 1900, he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle. Primarily known for his landscape paintings, particularly of the Seine, he painted figures as well including a portrait of the mime Deburau (played famously by Jean-Louis Barrault in Marcel Carné's 1942 film Les Enfants du Paradis). Vollon painted a number of 'Carnaval' pictures with Commedia dell'Arte subjects always including a Pierrot dressed in Deburau's distinctive costume with skullcap and flowing white robes, as on this fan.