Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Antique Majolica Shorter
Boulton Chinese Fan Hummingbird Creamer Pitcher 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Chinese hand fan with hummingbirds and flowers. Attributed to Shorter & Boulton. Most of Shorter
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Majolica
$262 Sale Price
30% Off
H 7 in W 4.5 in D 5.75 in
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original wood
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese hand-painted fan with hand-painted calligraphy (with two different drawing on either side
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
$5,880
H 1 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
China Set of Three Silk Hand Painted Rigid Fans
Pay-Pay
, circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of 3 delicate silk hand painted rigid fans (Pay-Pay) from China with floral and birds
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Silk, Wood
$364 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.18 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique Chinese fan Qing dynasty, the fan features black and gold lacquered handled a colorful
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Framed Hand-Carved Sandalwood Fan with Hand Painted Screen
Located in Asheville, NC
on a hand-carved sandalwood fan. Signed by maker. Old fan framed in the 1970s.
Category
19th Century Chinese Baroque Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
flowering grasses in the background and spider chrysanthemums on the woman's paper fan. A challenge to the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Glass
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Fan with Frame Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century a pair of silk Chinese fans, Qing dynasty with fan frame box. Fan is 18inch x
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
19th Century a Pair of Chinese Silk Fans with Giltwood Handles
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted floral motifs on silk Chinese fans Qing dynasty, the fan in silk
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
Chinese fan with a thousand faces, Sandalwood box and gouache
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Thousand-Faced Fan with Box, Bamboo and Gouache, Late 19th Century - China
Type
Category
1890s Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Sandalwood
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree And Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Rare Fine Antique early 19th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan , Qing
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$16,680
H 1.5 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Rare Unique Late 18th Century Chinese Gilt Silver Filigree and Enamel Brise Fan
Located in Brea, CA
Unique rare fine antique 18th century Chinese gilt silver filigree and enamel brise fan, Qing
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$48,880
H 8.75 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
$2,680
H 1.5 in W 26 in D 17 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
$3,880
H 1.5 in W 16 in D 8.5 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Mother of Pearl Faces and Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan with mother of pearl faces, Qing dynasty, the fan
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
$2,880
H 1.5 in W 20.5 in D 11 in
Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bronze
$32,000 / set
H 123.25 in W 27.25 in D 21.75 in
Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Made Fan in a Lacquered Frame, circa 1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Chinoiserie hand-made fan in a lacquered frame, circa 1870.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
$2,800
H 19 in W 30.5 in D 2 in
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19th Century Black and Gold Lacquer Export Brisé fan Original box Qing China
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Chinese export artistry, preserved in its original box. The fan is meticulously lacquered in black and
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
H 2.17 in W 12.8 in D 2.56 in
Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Fan with Hand-Carved Horn Faces
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Chinese Hand Fan with Hand-Carved cow Horn Faces, Qing dynasty
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Antique Vintage Chinese Rigid Hand Fans Decorated Tortoise Shell
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Vintage Chinese Tortoise Shell Rigid Hand Fans in Original Box
Box 13.5 x 6.75 x 3.13 tall
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Fabric, Silk
China Fine Early Jade Scholar with Fan, 1750
Located in South Burlington, VT
China, a fine early jade of a scholar in a Ming style robe- holding a fan in his lower right hand
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Jade
Chinese Fan Form Bat Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
China's Shanxi province. The tray is shaped in the form of a paper fan, an accessory that emerged in China
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Birch
Antique Chinese Fan Painting Ren Yu ‘1853-1901’ China Qing, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice painting by Ren Yu (1853-1901)
Condition
Overall condition perfect. Size frame: 650x 370mm.
Period
19th century Edo Period (1603–1867)
Meiji Periode (1867-...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
H 14.57 in W 25.6 in D 0.04 in
Chinese Ewer, Figures Fanning Themselves, Chongzhen Transitional, circa 1640
Located in London, GB
. The ewer has a beautiful underglaze blue painting of reclining figures fanning themselves.
The
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
cloisonné Chinese fan palm leaves.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bronze
H 123.25 in W 27.25 in D 21.75 in
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful 1800s Canton fan having highly detailed carved bone stays with a hand painted scene on
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Brass
H 11 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
Antique Chinese Carved Soapstone Deity and Foo Dog, Gemstone Fan Co. NY
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Chinese carved soapstone depicts deity figure (Buddha) and foo dog, floral motif incised on
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Soapstone
Le Fleuve Scamandre, (Stella 24, Delteil 24), First sheet, First State.
By (after) Pierre Auguste Renior
Located in Cotignac, FR
immersed in the decorative arts industry, where he hand-painted china, fans and signs, always inspired by
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
H 17 in W 13.25 in D 1.75 in
Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Birds and Blossom
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique Chinese feather hand fan.
The fan is made from off white feathers possibly
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Antique Chinese feather hand fan, Butterfly and flowers
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique, Art Deco era Chinese feather and silk hand fan.
The fan is made from off
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Fan with Calligraphy, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Chinese hand-painted fan with hand-painted calligraphy (with two different drawing on either side
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Early Chinese Mandarin Hand Held Fan, Qing Dynasty, circa 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
All original 19th century hand-painted on paper fan with applied pieces of ivory and applied pieces
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Export Fan Even-Tail
Located in Brea, CA
Very large antique 19th century Chinese hand painted lacquer export fan even-tail from the Qing
Category
1830s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Antique and Complete, Hand Carved Teakwood Chinese Blanket Chest w. Fan Pattern
Located in Lisse, NL
typical Chinese elements is what immediately drew our attention. The hand carved Chinese fan in the front
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Brass
H 21.8 in W 39.7 in D 19.9 in
19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Fan with Landscape 100 Faces
Located in Brea, CA
Antique 19th century hand painted Chinese fan, antique Chinese fan, Qing Dynasty, 100 faces
Category
1850s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
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Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Bronze
$2,874
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
French 19th Century Iron
Marble Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An alluring French brasserie table, from the late 19th century with a removable white marble top on a cast iron frame of exotic ornamentation. This classic French bistro table has th...
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19th Century French Bohemian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Marble, Iron
Malachite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. This green Malachite box has a hexagon shape with a white onyx marble star with g...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Malachite, Onyx
Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person.
The Malachite during this era was ag...
Category
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
$7,911 Sale Price
20% Off
H 4.75 in W 11 in D 3.88 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
A big diorama with crystals, butterflies and flowers, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
A large cabinet of curiosities diorama with natural crystal specimens and multicolored butterflies, mounted under an oval blown glass bell jar, with a black lacquered poplar base. An...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Crystal
$5,989
H 19.5 in W 12.25 in D 8.25 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Gold Leaf
Monumental Antique Chinese Pagoda Floor Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Chinese temple altar pagoda now fashioned as a monumental one-of-a-kind sculptural floor lamp!
Exquisitely hand-crafted in China in the 19th c...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Japan 1870 Meiji Period Round Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Wood With Flying Cranes
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Meiji imperial period, circa 1870. It was carefully crafted in carved precious wood with...
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, Lacquer
$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.07 in Dm 1.18 in
Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
Category
20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Gesso, Shell, Wood
French Bistro Table
Located in Faversham, GB
A fabulous continental tubular bistro table in original vibrant green paint.
The smooth square top rests on double tubular corner supports, with high stretchers beneath.
A superb i...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Noodle Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This painted Chinese cabinet dates to the mid-19th century and has a richly aged patina that only time can achieve. The narrow cabinet is finished with layers of dark brown and burgu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Elm
Blue crab brass trinket box, 1960s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Blue crab brass trinket box, 1960s
Vintage - Decoration - Home Decor
Measures : 39x24.5cm H:5.5cm
Material : Brass
A 1960s blue crab trinket box, recognizable by its paddle-like hin...
Category
20th Century Korean Mid-Century Modern Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Brass
Chinese Craved Hardwood Coffee Table, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome Chinese carved hardwood coffee table with a design of dragons, Republic Period, early 20th century, circa 1920, China.
The table well-proportioned and well-carved. The to...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Hardwood
Large Majolica Morning Glory Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica morning glory plate wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Rustic Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Majolica Fielding Bamboo Basketweave Hummingbird Butterfly Pitcher Jug
By Simon Fielding
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique English Aesthetic movement Majolica pitcher or jug featuring a bamboo and basketweave design with hummingbirds, butterfly and flowers, turquoise interior. British Registrati...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Chinese Hand Fans
Materials
Majolica
$420 Sale Price
30% Off
H 6.75 in W 5.25 in D 6.25 in
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Antique Chinese Hand Fans For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique Chinese hand fans for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique Chinese hand fans — often made from lacquer, ceramic and fabric — can elevate any home. Antique Chinese hand fans have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Chinese hand fans made by Baroque designers — are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Chinese Hand Fans?
Antique Chinese hand fans can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,380, while the lowest priced sells for $265 and the highest can go for as much as $48,880.
Questions About Antique Chinese Hand Fans
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese hand fan is sometimes called a rigid or fixed fan. It refers to a folding fan that became popular during the Ming Dynasty and was often crafted with fine materials, such as ivory, bone or pearl, with paper or fabric coverings decorated with intricate designs. You’ll find a selection of Chinese hand fans on 1stDibs.
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