The Gentleman Harp Player, Europe, ca. 1770-1780 Folded fan, the cream silk sheet painted with a lady of quality in front of her dressing table listening to a gentleman playing the harp. The faces are made of paper cut-outs. Four butterflies with wings made of pheasant feathers decorate the sides of the composition, with two gigantic birds with coloured plumage. Mute reverse. Mounting in ivory* cut out, engraved and painted in colours of loves and country symbols. H.t. 27,5 cm H.f. 12,5 cm (wear, important restorations) Gross weight : 67 g