A large late 19th century Brussels lace fan, the plain monture of resin or “blonde tortoiseshell”, the cream gauze leaf mounted à l’ Anglaise on bone ribs, painted with a flower girl holding a stem aloft as she looks towards winged cherubs who approach bearing floral gifts, the scene bordered with Brussels bobbin lace but with the addition of very fine and tight lace work creating trees and a stile, the gauze cut away to give lightness to the branches and leaves, gold metal initials fitted to the upper guard, contained in a cream card fan box with interior label for J Duvelleroy, guard approx. 13.25 inches or 33.5cm