Eliezer and Rebecca, Europe, ca. 1740-1750 Folded fan, the leaf in skin, mounted in English and painted in gouache of a shepherd among his sheep addressing two young women near a well. Two men lift the lid to allow the animals to drink. Camels appear in the background. Painted reverse of a man guided by a peasant woman. Cut-out, carved, engraved, burgundy and gilt mother-of-pearl mounting of shepherd and shepherdess, and a gallant subject in the centre. H.t. 28,5 cm H.f. 14 cm (wear, restorations)