Brisé Fans, Overview

…brisé fans, see the following sources: Hélène Alexander, The Fan Museum, Fan Museum Trust, 2001. Hélène Alexander, Fans, Shire Publications, 1995. Nancy Armstrong, A Collector’s History of Fans, Clarkson N….

Ivory Brisé Fan with Painted Vignettes

…each face allows for either face to be used as the front face. Painting on brisé fans was more difficult than painting a fan leaf for a folded fan, especially…

Brisé Fan of Horn with Piqué Work

…with hints of Gothic arches and tracery. Brisé fan of horn with piqué work of polished steel. English c1810-1815. The sticks of the fan have not been pierced, with the…

Mother-of-Pearl Brisé Fan

…to a very special lady. This fan was purchased in England, and even though its original box does not survive, the dealer was confident that it is an English fan….

Ivory Brisé Fan with Applied Decorations

This fan (c1810-1820) may look like most other ivory brisé fans, but it’s actually rather exceptional . The ivory sticks are delicately pierced with a very fine, lacy design, the…

Ivory Brisé Fan with Lace Design

This ivory fan is an excellent example of a brisé fan where the intricacy and delicacy of the pierced and carved design is decoration enough, ie no painted or applied…

Brisé Fan of Horn with Raised Gilt and Piqué Work

…shallow recesses with glue. Typically, many of the piqué disks in fans have been lost, as opening and closing the fan would have dislodged them over time. This fan has…

Brisé Fan of Blond Horn

…material than ivory, which was apparently the favored material for brisé fans, based on the frequency that pierced or carved ivory fans are mentioned in the fashion sections of ladies’…

Full Dress, July 1813

…the language of the fan. The type of fan shown in the print and described as “carved ivory” was very popular during the Regency and is discussed in detail here….

Evening Dress, September 1813

…must have been quite lovely in person, composed of diamonds, white roses, and silk to match the demi-bodice. The “fan of carved ivory” would likely have been a brisé fan,…

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