This sort of English painted enamel object was first made around 1725, but little is known of the early production, in part because this was a very modest craft. It reached its zenith between 1753 and 1756, when such pieces were manufactured by a London firm in Battersea that even employed decorative artists from the nearby Chelsea porcelain factory. This firm declared bankruptcy in 1756 and its m
De origen japonés, el abanico era considerado un objeto indispensable en las manos de las damas ilustres y de las humildes mujeres del pueblo, por lo que era considerado uno de los elementos más preciados como objeto de regalo. Este abanico posee un varillaje de marfil calado con una serie de caprichosas imbricaciones en la parte inferior, en su color; en la parte superior un medallón calado centr
This fan has inlaid ivory ribs with Chinese motifs and some gold touches with paint at the bottom; the guides are also made of ivory with pebble-like painted motifs. The paper leaf is decorated with painted and golden Chinese-type flowers and biblical scenes: on the front, Samson is lashed to the columns of the temple, and on the back perhaps it is the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon. Japanese in