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A Flirtatious Black Evening Hand Fan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabricated of silk and tortoiseshell with delicate sequin work.
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Fans
Impressive Japanese Six-Panel Fan Screen, Meiji/Showa Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Wonderful gold silk screen with images of hand fans.
Brocade border and back.
Black lacquer
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
Early 19th Century French Signed and Dated Hand-Painted Framed Fan
Located in Miami, FL
French hand-painted signed and dated fan by L. Gatinet, 1830 in a shadow box frame. Frame: 16.5" x
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Hand Fans
Six-Panel Screen, Scattered Fans
Located in New York, NY
Small six-panel screen; mineral colors, gold wash, and gold flakes on silk
Scattered fans
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
Set of 6 Antique French Fans Hand Painted on Lace
Wood, Boxes, 1800s-1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a beautiful set of 6 antique French fans from the 19th and 20th Centuries. Each fan has a
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silk
Green-Painted Fan-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in New Hope, PA
By an unknown maker, probably in Rhode Island, this fan-back windsor armchair is constructed using
Category
1790s American Folk Art Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
Antique Otafuku Ikat Textile of Masks and Fans
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and Fans.
Hand stitched together. Hand Woven Indigo Dyed Cotton.
This 4 Panel Futon Cover features
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Cotton
Two-Panel Japanese Screen with Scattered Fans
Located in New York, NY
fans.
Fans have various floral patterns. The screen has a traditional black lacquer frame
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Fan Shaped Plates
By Brownfield and Sons
Located in New York, NY
artistry: each is hand painted with a unique variation of a strawberry flower vine, incorporating several
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Writing Box with Fans and Flowering Plants
Located in New York, NY
takamaki-e embellished with gold hirame and nashiji depicting open, half-open, and closed fans and a
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Gold Lacquer Tebako Box with Fan and Chrysanthemum
Located in New York, NY
Tebako box with takamakie décor of a fan on dense nashiji ground, the fan with chrysanthemum, wave
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Lacquer
Two-Panel Screen, Scattered Fan with Seasonal Flowers
By Tosa School
Located in New York, NY
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Design of scattered fans, decorated with flowers associated to the different seasons.
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
19th Century Chinese Petite Point Fan Case
Located in Yardley, PA
A finely hand worked early fan carrier.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Hand Fans
A Sèvres style antique French fan shaped porcelain jewellery box
Located in London, GB
A Sèvres style antique French fan shaped porcelain jewellery box or casket dating from the last
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Victorian Period Complexion Fan Black Lacquer Gilded England
Located in Antwerpen, BE
, this fan showcases an intricate decor of gilded scrollwork and an abundance of hand-painted flowers. A
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
18th Century Brisé Fan Vernis Martin Handpainted Mount Olympus Bone Nacre France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
exquisite craftsmanship of its time. This hand-painted fan features a double-faced design, each side telling
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Paint
Late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century Carved Wood Architectural Fan Custom Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century/ Early 20th Century carved wooden architectural fan, custom French blue paint
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black and Gold Lacquer Export Brisé fan Original box Qing China
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This exquisite 19th-century double-faced Brisé fan from the Qing Dynasty is a remarkable example of
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
French Art Deco Table Lamp Figure with Handmade Glass Fan
Located in Senden, NRW
, handmade glass fan. Offers plenty of finely crafted details as well as a new, completely functional wiring
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Marble, Brass
1810 H. Keller, Switzerland, aquatint panorama Zurich hand col. 139 cm
Located in Norwich, GB
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Zurich, 1810.
Fan-folded, partly hand coloured (grey and green tones) aquatint in contemporary boards
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1810s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Handfans Handpainted Wooden Rods Belle Epoque 1900 France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This charming set of two hand-painted fans, originating from a French boudoir around 1900
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Softwood, Paper
Antique Chinese Pair of Reverse Glass Paintings, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
flute in hand, the other with a fan, each seated on a chair with a red cover cloth and in the background
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Glass
Antique Japanese Takeda Ningyo of Sojobo, Edo Period
Located in New York, NY
chirimen sleeves in a repeat pattern. The left hand holds the distinctive yuzuriha fan and in the right
Category
1840s Japanese Edo Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Textile
Spanish Beauty
By Wiliam Oliver
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
hand displays an open fan. Fashionable nineteenth-century readers of the "Language of Fans" would have
Category
19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in New York, NY
, with hand painted fans. Inside is red lacquer. The tops are slightly convex, but when the removable top
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
$3,200 / set
Taoist Temple Scroll, framed
Located in Chicago, IL
right hand a fan as a symbol of his authority. The fan bears pictures of the sun and moon and has such
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hand Fans
Blanc De Chine, Whistle in the Form of Standing European Gentleman, circa 1700
Located in London, GB
chest with his right hand and a fan or baton, wearing a long buttoned
coat, ballooned breeches and
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
19th Century Leather and Gold Leaf Hand Fan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning and rare example of a 19th century hand fan, made of black leather and decorated with
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Leather and Gold Leaf Hand Fan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning and rare example of a 19th century hand fan, made of black leather and decorated with
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Hand Fans
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Fabric, Silk
Early 19th Century French Hand-Painted Hand Fan in Gilt Glass Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This ornate, antique fan was painted in France, circa 1820. The fan is embellished with a hand
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Hand Fan, Paper, Mother of Pearl, 18th-19th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand fan. Wallpaper, mother of pearl. 18th-19th centuries.
Folding fan with paper country
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Other
Antique Gilded Brisé Pierced Celluloid Hand Fan with Gold Painted Figures
Located in London, GB
Antique Gilded Brisé Fan Pierced Celluloid Hand Fan with Gold Painted Figures Late 19th / Early
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Hand Fans
19th Century Illustrated French Hand Fan in Gilt Shadow Box Frame
Located in Madrid, ES
French paper fan nicely lithographed with "fêtes galantes" or scenes of aristocratic romance, with
Category
19th Century French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
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 Hand Fans
18th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan in Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This ornate, antique paper and mother of pearl hand fan was crafted in France, circa 1780. The
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Marble Statue of a Young Girl, circa 1870, Italian
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely statue of a young girl gazing into a mirror and holding a hand fan.
Well carved.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Carrara Marble
Victorian Shakudo 14 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Japanese Fan Sautoir Necklace
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a sautoir style necklace featuring Japanese hand fan motif links
Fan links are open and
Category
1840s Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Copper
Large Art Deco Diamond Double Clip Brooch, 1920
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
studded with round brilliant cut diamonds in a design resembling hand fans. The diamond weight is
Category
1920s Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Diamond
Japanese 89 Antique Brilliant Color Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Twenty Woodblock Fan Prints Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
at that time, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. They have a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Twenty Woodblock Fan Prints Frameable, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a definite appeal
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Japanese Antique Brilliant Colors Ten Woodblock Fan Prints Immediately Frameable
Located in South Burlington, VT
, printed, and then placed on Japanese hand fans for resale or souvenirs. (see last photo) They have a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
19th Century Fan - Hand Painted
Located in Porto, PT
This exquisite 19th-century European fan features finely crafted mother-of-pearl sticks supporting
Category
19th Century Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Antique Oil Painting Portrait of a Dog, Adolphe Thomasse
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
a whole series of hand-fans with animals of various kinds for the French house "Maison Duvelleroy
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Pine, Paint, Canvas
Hand-Painted Mother of Pearl Framed Fan
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique mid-19th century hand-painted French fan with pierced mother of pearl spokes. Beautifully
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Glass, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Two Chinese Export Silver Place Card Holders by Wang Hing, Early 20th Century
By Wang Hing
Co.
Located in Austin, TX
hand fan. One with Chinese characters reading "Gui Cai Ding", the other with a somewhat goofy looking
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Silver
Antique French Framed Hand-Painted Fan Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
glazed box frame, dating from the late 18th century.
This wonderful fan is beautifully hand-painted with
Category
1790s French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Linen
Antique French Framed Hand-Painted Fan Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
glazed box frame, dating from the late 18th century.
This wonderful fan is beautifully hand-painted
Category
1790s French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Linen
Antique 19th Century Hand Painted Fan in Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Hand Painted Fan in Frame. Mother of Pearl.
Category
19th Century French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Gold
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Floral Bouquet Fixed Fans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of 19th century hand painted floral bouquet fixed fans
Absolutely beautiful fans with hand
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Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Paper
Antique French Hand-Painted Mother-of-Pearl Fan, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
the late 19th century.
The fan is beautifully hand-painted with Romany ladies dancing and playing
Category
1890s French Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Pair of English 1860s Painted Dummy Boards of Boy and Girl in English Costumes
Located in Atlanta, GA
white bodice and partlet, a coif on her head and holding a hand fan. Dummy boards are a form of house
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
French Haviland Limoges Porcelain Hand-Painted Sea Fan
Shells Oyster Plate
By Haviland
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A porcelain oyster plate with six shell shaped wells, each showing a hand painted sea life specimen
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Lamp of an Elizabethan Lady with Fan
Located in Pasadena, CA
A vintage lamp, hand carved from wood and newly re-wired, this fashionable lady in Tudor dress
Category
Early 20th Century Elizabethan Antique Hand Fans
Materials
Wood
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Antique Hand Fans For Sale on 1stDibs
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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