£80 - £120
Chinese Topographical Fan: a very unusual paper fan with bamboo sticks, 19th century or earlier, the guards polished, the paper leaf with engraved scenes of bridges spanning rivers, featuring a variety of buildings, some perhaps industrial, and various craft on the water, figures in each scene, and several sections full of calligraphy and handwritten descriptions, the top right with a band of calligraphy, the verso plain but darker paper, guard approx. 25 cm (Shipping category C)
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
24% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
27.6% inc VAT*
