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Apollo: M.299-2015

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Apollo

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Chinoiserie folding fan, depicting Apollo pleading with the Cumaean Sibyl, the reserves with chinoiserie scenes. On painted, carved and pierced ivory sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2074

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1780

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Sticks composed of paint ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.299-2015
Primary reference Number: 204869
Sale number: 2074

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 29 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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