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Decorative Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
Decorative hand fan
Condition: (This fan is in used condition with damage. One of the guards is
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paint
Goose Feather Hand Fan
Located in Pueblo, CO
Beautiful Victorian goose plume hand fan in perfect condition. This fan is perfect for use, or in
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Feathers
American Victorian Pearl and Lace Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan with etched pearl and lace
Vintage condition with broken
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Hand Fans
American Victorian Pearl and Silk Hand Fan
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian decorative hand fan with pearl and silk painted scene
This fan is in used
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paint
Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian Painted Hand Fan in a Glass Case
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th century Italian hand fan, remarkably preserved with silvered metal sticks and
Category
Mid-19th Century Rococo Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silver
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Hera
s Chariot Hand Fan Shadowbox
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 18th century French Louis XVI / Neoclassical painted boudoir hand fan. White sticks pierced
Category
18th Century Louis XVI Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk, Paint
$822 Sale Price
30% Off
The Lady Dunlin With Her Hand Fan - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
By J. J. Grandville
Located in Roma, IT
The Lady Dunlin With Her Hand Fan is an original lithographs on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J
Category
1850s Modern Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Hand Fan Project With The Goddess Diana The Huntress floating in the clouds
By François Flameng
Located in PARIS, FR
François FLAMENG
Paris 1856 - 1923
Diana the Huntress floating in the clouds, fan project
1893
Category
1890s French School Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
19th Century French Painted Paper Fan with Box
Located in Brea, CA
This ornate, antique paper hand fan was crafted in France, circa 1850. the one side showing a
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Majolica
$262 Sale Price
30% Off
Flamenco Fan Earrings, a Zorab Creation
By Zorab Creation
Located in San Diego, CA
female dancers held a hand fan for added allure and sexual emphasis.
This inspiration is set to motion
Category
1830s Early Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
White Diamond, Sapphire, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Palladium
19th Century French Porquier-Beau Quimper Fan-Form Vase with Breton Figures
By Grande Maison HB Quimper
Located in Dallas, TX
century and is signed PBx on the foot for Porquier-Beau. Shaped like an open hand fan with scalloped edges
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Faience
Antique Tibetan Praying Crowned Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
base. His many hands fan out behind his back. Two hands are folded in prayer, and two hold a small cup
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Metal
Italian Late 19th Century Belle Epoque Carved Marble Figure of a Bather Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
young girl wearing a form-fitting one-piece tank suit, holding a hand fan, and seated on a rock form by
Category
Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Marble
$22,850 Sale Price
46% Off
A IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED AMETHYST FIGURE OF GUANYIN. Qing dynasty
Located in London, GB
flowing robes and holding a hand fan beside the table with a vase with a flowers , ruyi scepter and a
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Amethyst
Chinese Eight Immortals Offering Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
eight objects include a hand fan, a double gourd, a flower basket, a fish drum, a lotus flower, a sword
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
Springtime Melody
By MABEL ROLLINS HARRIS
Located in Miami, FL
cards, and in magazines, and was also reproduced on jigsaw puzzles and hand fans. Estate of Charles
Category
1920s American Realist Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Pastel
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 Hand Fans
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Lithograph of a Japanese Woman in Traditional Kimono and Child Figurine, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
patterns. She leans gracefully, holding a decorative hand fan while engaging with a playful child at her
Category
1880s Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Double-Sided Japanese Fan — Edo Period, Hand-Painted on Silver Leaf Paper
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japan, Edo period (1603–1868)
Size: 49 × 30 cm
A magnificent double-sided Japanese folding fan
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japan – Geisha Girl with Fan – Hand-colored albumen print
By Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Located in Middletown, NY
Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (268 x 204 mm), hand-numbered
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Watercolor, Photographic Paper
Fine Hand-Painted Silk and Lace Fan, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A charming hand-painted folding fan featuring a finely pleated silk leaf delicately bordered with
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Indian Hand Carved Cabinet with Open Diamond Design and Painted Fan Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian hand carved wooden kitchen cabinet from the 19th century, with open diamond
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Springtime Melody - Young Girl with Baby Lamb and BlueBirds
By MABEL ROLLINS HARRIS
Located in Miami, FL
Cuteness personified. An innocent young child holds a cute doll in one hand, and in the other, she
Category
1920s American Realist Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Pastel
Double-Sided Samurai Fan — Edo Period, Hand-Painted on Gold and Silver Leaf Pape
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Japan, Edo period (1603–1868)
Size: 49 × 30 cm
A magnificent double-sided Japanese folding fan
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood, Paper
French Japonisme Hand-Painted Oil-on-canvas of a Geisha with a Fan
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century French japonisme oil-on-canvas painting of a Geisha holding a fan. This
Category
1880s French Japonisme Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Canvas
Antique Hand-Painted Mother-of-Pearl Fan Screen Shadow Box, Circa 1840.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Hand-Painted Mother-of-Pearl Fan Screen Shadow Box, Circa 1840.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Silver Fan Holder, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
An exquisitely carved silver fan holder, India, late 19th century.
Category
1890s Indian Agra Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silver
French 19th Century Fan
Located in Tampa, FL
is hand painted, lace and mother of pearl. The case is turn of the century but fan is much older.
Category
1890s French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Textile, Velvet, Wood
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Silk, Wood
$364 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Framed Japanese Silk Fans
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 19th century Framed Japanese Silk Fans comprising two attractively framed Japanese silk
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk, Wood
$2,725 / set
19th Century Black Forest Carved Fan Case
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century hand-carved fruitwood fan case from Switzerland. This is a lovely and
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Meissen "fan shaped vase"
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Remshalden-Grunbach, DE
Mid-19th century Meissen "fan shaped vase".
The vase can be divided into two parts. The main
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Platinum
Diamond Fan Necklace
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
Hand crafted from platinum and set with diamonds this Art Deco 'fan' necklace is such a charming
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Chinese Embroidered Paper Fan Case, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
(1644-1911), a must-have accessory that kept her paper fan close to hand. The delicate case is crafted
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk, Paper
Antique Americana Quilt with Fan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
patched square pattern with fan motifs, all hand stitched with colorful cotton appliques on a two blue
Category
1890s American American Classical Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Japanese Carved Hardwood Okimono of a Man, circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
hand fan made from woven palm leaves and around his neck, he is wearing a string of very large beads
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban With Fan Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Stencil-Dyed Han-Juban With Fan Motif
Han-juban are short, waist length garments
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Cotton
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Bone, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Sandalwood
19th C Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wool Fans Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19th c wool fans quilt was found in a Lancaster County Amish home. It is in pristine
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Cotton
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique A Silk Lacquer Chinese Fan with Shadow Box
Located in Brea, CA
screen , hand painted on silk . With antique fan frame. see photos. Fan in case is 18''X17.5''X2'', fan
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen.
Gorgeous French brass "peacock
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Brass
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Glass
Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
1930s French Signed Henriot Quimper Faience Yellow Fan Breton Man Woman Decor
By Henriot Quimper
Located in New York, NY
, dating to the 1930s. This decorative ceramic fan showcases the region’s Breton folk figures—stylized
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Antique Indian Carved Wooden Storage Box For Fans, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Richly carved hardwood Indian box for storage of fans in a fine quality
Late 19th century
length
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
Large Meiji Imari Charger with Famille Noir Fan Motifs, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
elaborate arrangement of hand-painted folding fans (sensu), each featuring traditional motifs such as
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Enamel
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
18th Century Italian Candlestick with Natural Citrine Crystals and Sea Fan
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved candlestick with hand-painted cream tones and distressed silver
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Coral, Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver Leaf
19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century French painted paper and mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Red/Black-Lacquered Fan-Shape Five-Case Lunch Box, Ric.00034
Located in Norton, MA
Red/Black-lacquered Fan-shape Five-case Lunch Box, China, 19th century, with three bamboo splint
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Bronze
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Find a variety of antique hand fans available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, paper and metal, all antique hand fans available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique hand fans available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique hand fans to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Louis XV and Art Deco antique hand fans are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique hand fans over the years, but those made by Alvar Aalto, Brownfield and Sons and Haviland
Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Hand Fans?
Prices for antique hand fans can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique hand fans begin at $68 and can go as high as $48,880, while the average can fetch as much as $1,385.
Questions About Antique Hand Fans
- What are old fans called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The names of old fans vary based on when and where they were produced. The Ancient Greeks used a rhipis, while 6th-century Europeans incorporated a ceremonial fan called a flabellum into various ceremonies. The Japanese began producing folded paper fans called ogi during the 7th century. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage fans.
- What is the best hand held fan?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021There are many types of handheld fans – it is a matter of preference. A handheld fan has a flat surface and is used to create airflow by waving it back and forth Typically, these are paper folding fans with slats that may be closed when not in use. They can also be made from quills or feathers. Choose from an assortment of handheld fans on 1stDibs.
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To 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.
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