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Patriotic 47-Star American Flag Folding Fan, 1912
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a printed folding fan featuring the 47-star American Flag. Any item printed with a 47
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1910s Antique Folding Fans

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Paper

Belle Époque Folding Fan in Silk, Mother of Pearl with Hand Painted Decorations
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare Belle Époque folding fan in silk, mother of pearl with hand painted decorations.
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1910s Italian Belle Époque Antique Folding Fans

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Mother-of-Pearl, Silk

Antique Victorian hand fan, bone, silk and feather
Located in NEWARK, GB
bovine bone sticks and guards and is a folding fan. The fan has a thistle floral embroidered silk base
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19th Century British Antique Folding Fans

Rare Antique English Folding Fan Photograph Frames, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
and engraved decoration. The "fan" folds up into the case and the compartments kept in place with
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

French Antique Hand Painted Folding Fan with Pastoral Scene
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive hand fan with a painted pastoral scene. The scene depicts figures enjoying leisurely
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Late 18th Century French Rococo Antique Folding Fans

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Antler, Silk, Paint, Paper

Antique Peacock Fan Fireplace Screen France 1870s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Antique France gilded cast iron folding Fan shaped fire screen pierced with beathiful .Greek
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1870s French Classical Greek Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Iron

French Decorative Pierced Acanthus Fan Fire Screen, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
French decorative fire screen with centered floral finial, pierced folding fans, intertwined
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1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Phoenix Rabbit Fan Bowl Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
a pagoda garden and folding fans decorated with a simple water and mountain landscape. The floral
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19th Century Japonisme Antique Folding Fans

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Porcelain, Hardwood

Victorian Diamond Turquoise 14 Karat Gold Fan Band Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
folding fan, deeply ridged With two rows of contrasting gemstones, calibrè cut turquoise and rose cut
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19th Century Victorian Antique Folding Fans

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Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold

Japanese Dagger, 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese dagger where the blade is hidden in a scabbard looking like a folding fan.
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19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

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Iron

19th Century Noblewoman Wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Mold
Located in Nuernberg, DE
(Noblewoman with folding fan). Made of hand carved wood. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Folding Fans

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Wood

Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour - Study of a Geisha
Located in Corsham, GB
delicate folded fan, while gazing to left of the scene. Unsigned. The colourful portrait has been well
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Early 20th Century Antique Folding Fans

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Watercolor

A Picture of the Customs and Traditions of our Ladies -Woodcut by O. Gekko-1898
Located in Roma, IT
and traditions of our ladies). A bourgeois woman paints landscapes on folding fans, a girl observes
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1890s Modern Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Antique Bronze Folding Fireplace Screen - Peacock Fan
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. It has nine pierced brass fans, these can fold out and in. Made in France, around 1890-1900. Good
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1890s French Rococo Antique Folding Fans

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Brass, Bronze

Antique French Brass Fan Form Folding Fireplace Screen C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique French Brass Fan Form Folding Fireplace Screen C1890 Measures - 26 1/2"h x 38"w x 7 1/2"d
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Late 19th Century Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

Large Antique French Brass Peacock Fan Foldable Fireplace Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Fan Fireplace Screen, Brass Peacock Fireplace Screen from France. Good vintage condition
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

Large Antique French Brass Peacock Fan Foldable Fireplace Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique Fan Fireplace Screen, Brass Peacock Fireplace Screen from France. Good vintage condition
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

Antique French Brass and Bronze Foldable Peacock Fan Fireplace Screen
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique French brass and bronze foldable peacock fan fireplace screen This wonderful ornate
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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Brass Decorative Pierced Folding Fire Place Fan Screen, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French brass decorative pierced folding fire place fan screen with a foliage and round handle
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze Fan Foldable Peacock Fire Place Screen
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century Fan-shaped fire mantel fire screen. Also called a Peacock screen. Heavy gilt
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Folding Fans

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Brass, Bronze

French Gilt Brass Decorative Pierced Folding Fire Place Fan Screen, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French gilt brass decorative pierced folding fire place fan screen with a decorative, intertwined
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans

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Brass

Exquisite Antique Still Life, Japanese Figures, Oil on Canvas by Caroline Pitkin
Located in Baltimore, MD
Japanese themed setting is well composed with figures, a screened backdrop and a folded fan with a few
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1890s Aesthetic Movement Antique Folding Fans

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Oil

Japanese Lady Costume Print – Antique Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
, holding a green folding fan, her costume richly decorated with floral and geometric motifs that highlight
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Folding Fans

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Paper

Belle Époque Floral Hand-Painted Fan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
delicate whites. Each fold of the fan reveals meticulous brushwork, a celebration of natural beauty through
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Folding Fans

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Wood, Paper

Suma (Chapter 12) Prince Prince Genji is playing koto. He is parrying the attack
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
behind with a folding fan Color woodcut, 1953 Format: Chuban Sheet size: 10 x 7 inches Publisher: Sano-ya
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1850s Edo Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Woodcut

English Brass Pierced Gallery Acanthus Foliage Fire Place Fan Screen, circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass pierced gallery urn finial acanthus foliage folding fire place fan screen with
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1840s English William IV Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Brass

French Brass Pierced Gallery Acanthus Foliage Fire Place Fan Screen , circa 1870
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1380 French brass pierced gallery urn finial acanthus foliage folding fire place fan screewith
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Late 19th Century Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Brass Decorative Pierced Foliage Fire Place Fan Screen, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
French gilt brass decorative pierced folding fire place fan screen with a foliage and berry handle
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Folding Fans

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Brass, Iron

Japanese Fan Ranma
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Made of keyaki (elm) wood with folding fan design floating on waves of water. Beautiful as wall decor
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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Folding Fans

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Elm, Cypress

An Intricate Ching Dynasty Ivory and Hand Painted Silk Fan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The beautiful two sided folding fan; each with different painted jewel toned court scenes
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19th Century Antique Folding Fans

Materials

Silk, Ivory, Paint

Tessen, Fighting Fan, Mid Edo Period, ‘1615-1867’
Located in Milano, IT
the hands or tucked in the obi (belt), the folding fan played a significant role in Japanese etiquette
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

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Iron

Tessen, Japanese Fighting Fan Mid Edo Period 1615 - 1867 , Iron, Paper, Bamboo
Located in Milano, IT
hands or tucked in the obi (belt), the folding fan  played a significant role in Japanese etiquette
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

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Iron

China, Canton, Folding Screen Fan circa 1850.
Located in Paris, FR
This ivory mounted folding screen fan has more then 95 figures on one side. The other face has
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Folding Fans

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Ivory

Japanese Two Fold Screen with Fans on Silver Leaf
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous large two panel screen with scattered fans of various ages (17th-19th century), applied
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19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

ADVERTISING FAN
Located in Solebury, PA
A folding paper hand held fan from Pigall's. Framed and mounted so as to view the reverse side. An
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Early 20th Century French Antique Folding Fans

Japanese Screen Furosaki with Gilded Ground and Fans, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
" of the future. Some of the fans of this folding screen depicting literal episodes or mythological
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19th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

GRACIE 2 PANEL SCREEN
Located in Stamford, CT
HAND PAINTED 2 PANEL FOLDING SCREEN, SIX PAINTED FANS ON PAPER BACKGROUND- FABRIC BORDER
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Folding Fans

19th Century Grand Tour Souvenir Folding Fan from Granada Spain
Located in Antwerp, BE
restored to become a "must see" stop on the "Grand Tour" itinerary of the late 19th century. A folding fan
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Folding Fans

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Antique Folding Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique folding fans available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique folding fans was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and paper. Antique folding fans have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian antique folding fans are consistently popular styles. Jeanne Lanvin produced beautiful antique folding fans that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Folding Fans?

Prices for antique folding fans start at $450 and top out at $145,000 with the average selling for $2,838.
Questions About Antique Folding Fans
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To identify an antique fan, search all over for a maker's mark. Then, consult an authoritative online reference to match the mark to the manufacturer's name. A licensed appraiser can also assist with identification. You'll find a collection of expertly vetted antique fans on 1stDibs.