The Loving Season, Europe, ca. 1760-1770 Folded fan, the painted paper sheet of three shepherd couples resting or dancing with their sheep. A mother and her daughter on the right, and a merchant controlling the arrival of bales of goods, complete the composition. Monogrammed and dated on the right "FB 1767". Painted reverse of a couple playing with birds. Carved and engraved ivory* mount decorated with haliotid mother-of-pearl lined cartels highlighting portraits and radiant suns. A merry drinker holding a jug and a glass adorns the central medallions, and the plumes. H.t. 26 cm-H.f. 10,8 cm (wear, restorations) Gross weight : 72 g