A c 1870’s black lace fan mounted on Mother of Pearl dyed a vibrant purple, the floral lace leaf with black satin underlayer, backed with black cotton, fitted with a long black silk tassel, contained in a sturdy cardboard fan box marked on the lid exterior for the “Army and Navy Co-operative Society, 105 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW, previously sold as lot 194 in an auction dated 22 January 1982, guard approx. 10.75 inches or 27.5cm