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Marchand de Mago: M.460-2015

Object information

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Titles

Marchand de Mago

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan, with a chinoiserie scene of the Marchand de Mago.
Hand coloured etching. On black and gilt lacquer sticks, having an ivory pivot with tortoise shell filet.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2053

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, Late
1750 CE - 1799 CE

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Sticks composed of gilt lacquer
Filet composed of tortoise shell
Pivot composed of ivory
Leaf

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.460-2015
Primary reference Number: 205039
Sale number: 2053
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 4 August 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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