Tiffany Lace Fan Questions

amandainvermont

amandainvermont

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Any fan people out there?

I am selling this fan for the local hospital thrift store. It came in a white silk covered Tiffany box that has gold monograms on it. I’m guessing that it was a fan to be used in a wedding. The Tiffany logo is Union Square, and research shows me that Tiffany moved from Union Square to Fifth Avenue in 1906, so that gives me a starting point for dating it I assume.

It’s quite a large fan and heavy. The mother of pearl is fairly thick. Not sure what the rest of the sticks are made of.

Looking at lace and fan sites it appears this is a “Brussels mixed fan.” Is this correct? Anything else I should know/mention? Date?

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Hi,

Stunning, one of the nicest I have seen. I am not a fan expert, but do love them and have had quite a few over the years. It does look to be Chantilly lace, with the embroidered outlines. The sticks could be elephant ivory, but may also be another type of animal ivory, or possibly bone, or layered with bone stocks and a thin layer of ivory on top. The size of the fan can be a clue. Fans got larger or smaller in size through the late 1800's, and in the 1890's the evening or "opera" fans became quite huge indeed, and then fell out of favor almost completely for a few years. I cannot say the date on this one, I am not an authority on fans, but it looks to be either 1880's, or jump it to the early Edwardian years.

Barbara
 
Thank you Barbara - Just did more research -

"Though called Chantilly lace, most of the lace bearing this name was actually made in Bayeux in France and Geraardsbergen, now in Belgium."

So perhaps "Belgium lace" and "Chantilly lace" are the same thing? No matter, I have heard 'Chantilly' used a lot more. Except now I'm singing that darned song to myself ..."Chantilly lace had a funny face and a pony tail hangin down" - ETC!

The box does not have a fitted groove, but it is hard, covered in white silk and lined. Slight dome top with the monograms. I do think the box was original with the fan.

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Belgium (or Belgian) lace is just a general name, but not a specific type of lace. They make (or used to make) different kinds of lace in different regions of Belgium. There's needle lace, bobbin lace and what have you - all different techniques of making different kinds of lace. Sadly, I'm not very good at knowing what is what. Brussels has a delightful lace museum, by the way - very well worth visiting :D.

Karin
 
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