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Antique Japanese Gosho Ningyo Palace Doll
Located in New York, NY
holding a gold leafed folding signal battle fan in his right hand above his head (a symbolic wish for
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood
Scored and Crushed #2
By Amanda Means
Located in New York, NY
sides and folding it in a fan shape. Sometimes I use Ilford Matte Fiber Base Multigrade paper. Other
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Waterglass #9
By Amanda Means
Located in New York, NY
sides and folding it in a fan shape. Sometimes I use Ilford Matte Fiber Base Multigrade paper. Other
Category
Conceptual Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
1980s Murray Arbeid Signature Blue Taffeta and Black Velvet Evening Gown
By Murray Arbeid
Located in Houston, TX
-hip, and stretches across in a triangular-shape, to the right mid-hip, ending in an open fan fold
Category
1980s British Evening Dresses
Vintage 1970s Certified 1.88 Carat Colombian Emerald Diamond Ballerina Ring
Located in Berlin, Berlin
trapeze cuts to recall the folds of a ballet dancer's fanned-out tutu, seen from above: almost as though
Category
Vintage 1970s German Cluster Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
Metalwork Mirror in the Shape of a Folding Fan
Located in Milford, NH
Metalwork beveled glass mirror in the shape of a folding fan, with floral decoration on the left
Category
20th Century Wall Mirrors
French Brass Figural Pierced Folding Fan Fire Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
finial, decorative pierced chased folding fans, acanthus and bell flower motif and terminating on a
Category
Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Napoleon III Gold Bronze Folding Fan Fire Screen, Circa 1890
s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Napoleon III gold bronze folding fan fire screen, Circa 1890's.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
French Polished Steel Acanthus Pierced Folding Fan Fire Place Screen, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
folding fans, bell flower motif, and terminating on a scrolled acanthus base with flanking floral
Category
Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Folding Fan, Circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a patriotic Centennial fan, designed for and used during the Philadelphia Centennial
Category
Antique 1870s Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
"At the Park 2" Folding Fan by Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
Among China’s aristocracy, fans were symbols of taste and status. They could be used to enhance a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Rare Christian Dior "J
adore Dior" Handheld Fan
By Christian Dior
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
How much do you "J'adore" Dior? Cool off in style with our adorable Christian Dior fold up fan
Category
1990s French Handheld Fans
"At the Park 4" Painted Fan by Deng Ying
By Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
Bejing-based artist Deng Ying decorates the blank expanse of this paper folding fan with a colorful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
"Winter in the Park" Painted Fan by Deng Ying
By Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
Bejing-based artist Deng Ying decorates the blank expanse of this paper folding fan with a colorful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Mounted Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Diamond Cluster Gold Fan Earrings
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage 1970 folded fan earrings in 18k solid yellow gold with 14k Omega clip backs.
14 round full
Category
Vintage 1970s Lever-Back Earrings
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Eight-Panel Coromandel Folding Screen
Located in Palm Desert, CA
lacquer, framed by Chinese dragons and with folding fans at the bottom of the screen. The reverse of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Tiffany
Co. 1950
s 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vintage Fanning Spiral Earrings
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as dimensionally folded fanning forms
Grooved with a fluted radial motif throughout
With a
Category
Vintage 1950s Drop Earrings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Japanese Paper Fan Sheep Heisei HOUSEN 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
addition to folding fans (ōgi), the non-bending fans (uchiwa) are popular and commonplace. The fan is
Category
1990s Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
"Winter in the Park, " Ink on Paper, 2011
By Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
Bejing-based artist Deng Ying decorates the blank expanse of this paper folding fan with a colorful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary More Art
Materials
Ink, Bamboo Paper
Japanese Paper Fan Bamboo Hand Painted 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
frame, usually with a design painted on them. In addition to folding fans (ōgi), the non-bending fans
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Pair of Italian Fan-Shaped Wall Mirrors with Brass Frames, Small
circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
in the form of a folding fan. Classically elegant and distinctive in a modern Gio Ponti style. One
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Fan-Shaped Wall Mirror with Brass Frame, circa 1950s, Small
Located in London, GB
a folding fan. Classically elegant and distinctive in a modern Gio Ponti style. This mirror is in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Fan-Shaped Wall Mirror with Brass Frame, circa 1950s, Small
Located in London, GB
a folding fan. Classically elegant and distinctive in a modern Gio Ponti style. This mirror is in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Brass
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
Antique 19th Century Spanish Neoclassical More Desk Accessories
Materials
Other
1930s Art Deco Table Mirror by Luigi Fontana
By Luigi Fontana
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing table mirror shaped as a folding fan, wood, metal and mirror are in original conditions
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Mirrors
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Altenkunstadt Porcelain Character Decanters Representing a King
Queen
Located in Nantucket, MA
sword in the other, the queen with a scepter in one hand and a folding fan in the other.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Porcelain, Cork
Art Deco Streamlined Pewter
Frosted Glass Flapper Table Lamp with Fan Shade
Located in New York, NY
toes, her palms extended outwards and facing upwards supporting a streamlined striated folding fan in
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Pewter
Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850
Located in ROUEN, FR
"Views Of The Pearl River, China, Circa 1850"
Folded fan, the double sheet in wallpaper of three
Category
19th Century More Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century French Fan, Mother of Pearl, Painting Silk
By French House
Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
folding fan as we know it today was invented by a Chinese in the 7th century, inspired by the mechanism of
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Antiquities
Materials
Brass
White Pearl, Rubies, Diamonds, Platinum Ring.
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
and a folding fan of diamonds and rubies.
This ring was totally handmade by Italian master goldsmiths
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Cluster Rings
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Platinum
Onyx, Diamonds, 18 Karat White Gold Dangle Earrings.
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
structure mounted with diamonds and, as pendant, a folding fan shape structure mounted with diamonds and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
Onyx, Diamonds, 18 Karat White Gold Dangle Earrings.
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
structure mounted with diamonds and, as pendant, a folding fan shape structure mounted with diamonds and
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Retro Dangle Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, White Gold
19th Century English Victorian Needlepoint Heat Shield Screen on Brass Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Unlike the conventional folding fans and hand held face screens, this example was not a fashion
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III Pair of French Fans Chinoiserie
Located in Prato, Tuscany
years, in fact, the Chinese already had rigid bamboo fans in the 2nd century BC. For the first folding
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Masks
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,162 / set
Rare Olivier Mourgue Triple Flower Lamp for Disderot, circa 1970
By Olivier Mourgue, Disderot
Located in Glendale, CA
the flower can be opened and closed like a folding fan, giving an organic feel to this incredibly
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
18K Gold Topaz Amethyst Garnet Citrine Peridot Multi-Color Rainbow Cocktail Ring
By Vaibhav Dhadda
Located in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Inspired by the Japanese culture of Folding Fans, we present to you the SENSU cocktail Ring using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Materials
Amethyst, Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Peridot, Topaz, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
English 19th Century Brass Fan Folding Fire Screen
Located in Southampton, NY
English 19th Century Victorian Brass Fire Screen
Screen opens in a fan like pattern having
Category
Antique 19th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass
1950s Large Vintage Hand-Painted Gilt Floral Bird Chinese Wall Art Home Decor
Located in Portsmouth, VA
Dimensions: 60" wide x 30" tall
Adorn your space with this striking vintage Chinese folding fan
Category
Vintage 1950s Asian Decorative Art
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Folding Brass Fan Fire Screen Peacock’s Tail Fire Guard
This is a very attractive piece
Category
Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Portrait of a Lady with a Venetian Lace Fan c.1595, Remarkable condition
By Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in London, GB
folding fan. Even though their use spread throughout Italy they never, it is thought obtained any great
Category
16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Goldscheider Vienna Art Deco Figure
Carmen
by Josef Lorenzl Model 5616 ca 1930
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
floral embroidery, holding a folded fan in front of her chest in her right hand.
On a cream-colored
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure
Carmen
by Josef Lorenzl, Around 1930
By Josef Lorenzl, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
a stylized floral decoration on the front, holding a folded fan in front of her breast in her right
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
and pressing the brush into the cotton.
These new writing sets were made in the shape of a folded
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Schlumberger Tiffany
Co. 1960 18K Gold Vintage Fanning Rope Ear-Clip Earrings
By Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as folded rope strands with fanning terminals
With high polish finish throughout
Completed
Category
Vintage 1960s Drop Earrings
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Harald Notini Model "8772/3" Wall Sconces, Sweden, 1950s
By Arvid Böhlmarks Lampfabrik, Harald Notini
Located in Utrecht, NL
however, is the large white lacquered metal reflector that is in the shape of a non-folding fan. This
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 20thC Concertina Pierced Brass Fire Screen
Located in Altrincham, GB
Early 20thC Concertina Folding Pierced Brass Fan Fire Screen - of Peacock’s Tail Guarding the fire
Category
Early 20th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass
Big Fireplace Screen, Spark Protection, Decoration, solid brass, ~1890, France
Located in Wien, AT
fireplace screen can be folded or fanned out for use, both closure hinges are still original.
The object is
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass
Still Life Tempera on Canvas Korea XIX Century
Located in Milan, IT
writing is placed side by side, a set of porcelain bowls, a fan folded in its case. Relined and restored
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Rare Curtis Jere 1990s Mixed Media PostModern Abstract Art Wall Sculpture Signed
By C. Jeré Artisan House, Curtis Jeré
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
folded like a fan, fragmented into curved wave like sections and cut into triangular parts. These
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Abstract Geometric Composition (Abstract Art, Group Zero, Nouveau réalisme)
Located in Kansas City, MO
sculptural works. He uses different techniques: he tears, compresses, folds, crumples and fans out paper
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Japanese Folding Fan, 19th C
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese folding fan exquisitely painted in gold, white, black and green depicting a branch of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
At the Park 4, Hand-Painted Folding Fan
By Deng Ying
Located in Chicago, IL
Bejing-based artist Deng Ying decorates the blank expanse of this paper folding fan with a colorful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
14k Yellow Gold
Enamel Folding Fan Pendant 2.5 Grams
Located in Toledo, OH
14k yellow gold and enamel folding fan pendant.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
French Brass Pierced Folding Fan Fire Screen, circa 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
French brass fire screen with decorative pierced chased folding fans,
late 19th century.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Brass
Gilt Chinese Hand Painted Folded Fan
Located in Lomita, CA
This hand painted gilt monumental folded Chinese Export fan is worth collecting. This is a vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Antique Elegance Japanese Black Folding Fan Exotic Rosewood Lovely Asian Detail
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Folding fan
Antique Elegance Japanese black compact folding fan in exotic rosewood
Lovely
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rosewood
Extra Large Chinese Gilt Hand Painted Folding Fan Art / Screen
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Monumental Chinese folding fan that is extra large when fully opened circa 1950's.
The colors are
Category
Vintage 1950s Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
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Folding Fan For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal folding fan for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and paper, every folding fan was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer folding fan, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A folding fan is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made folding fan has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Anne-Marie and Arthur Pepper are consistently popular.
How Much is a Folding Fan?
A folding fan can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,628, while the lowest priced sells for $144 and the highest can go for as much as $145,000.
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