ITALIAN OR FRENCH FOLDING MARRIAGE FAN. DOUBLE PAPER LEAF CHALCOGRAPHIED AND GOUACHE HAND-PAINTED. ON RECTO A MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE, ASSEMBLY DEPICTING ALEXANDER AND ROSSANA MARRIAGE, PERFORMING ALLEGORICALLY MARS AND VENUS. ON VERSO A FEW YOUNG GIRLS ON THE BANK OF A RIVER LISTENING TO A STORY. MOTHER-OF-PEARL STICKS, GOLD AND SILVER  DAMASKED. THREE STICKS ARE MISSING, THE FAN IS RESTORED. WONDERFULLY WROUGHT BRASS LOOP. MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTON. WITH ORIGINAL STRING AND TASSEL, COMPREHENSIVE OF A VERY PRECIOUS PENDANT INCLUDING A PEARL. 1845/50. CM 27 x 46