L'Amour et Psyché, Europe, ca. 1870-1880 Folded fan, the silk leaf painted in blue monochrome with gold highlights of L'Amour fait prisonnier par Psyché aux ailes de papillons, after a composition by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon for the furniture of the Empress Marie-Louise, engraved by Jules de Goncourt (1861) Reverse side painted with gouache of gilded foliage on a blue background. White mother-of-pearl mount cut out, engraved, burgundy, and enhanced in colours with a couple. Gold-plated clasp. H.t. 27 cm-H.f. 12 cm (accidents, missing parts, restorations)