Origin: France. Date: 19th-early 20th c. Description: a) Mother-of-pearl, carved in openworkAnd gilt. Paper, colored lithographAnd very finely painted, with gold.About 1860/70 for the Spanish market. L.26.5cm, w.50cm. Cardboard box. b) Ebony, carved in openwork. Blue silk, painted. Ca. 1890. L.29.5cm, w.54cm. c) Trick fan (evantail á? dislocation). Boxwood, silk ribbons. 1879. L.34.5cm, w.64.5cm. ConditionA/B. Supplement: Menu card: The Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Comp. LTD. Dejeuner on the Occasion of the Visit of His Excellency Li Chung Tang. 1896.
Provenance: -Collection of "The Great Nesbitt" (Sinclair Neil Nesbitt, 1886-1936). Chinese style magician who performed throughout Europe from 1919-1928. ProbablyAcquired from the estate of the magician "Chung Ling Soo" (William E. Robinson, 1861-1918). -1936 inherited to his son Cecil Ronald Nesbitt (1914-1996), who lived in Spain since 1986. -1996 inherited toA befriended family.