The Finding of Moses

Brise ivory fan, painted, showing the finding of the infant Moses in the river by Pharaoh's daughter, with ladies in attendance, set in landscape, a vignette with a scene probably depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and a classical landscape with temple and a couple hunting deer. France and Netherlands, 1700-1720. Brise ivory fan. The main painted scene shows the finding of the infant Moses in the river by Pharaoh's daughter, with ladies in attendance, set in landscape. The gorge has a vignette with a scene probably depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, surrounded by chinoiserie vessels. The reverse shows a classical landscape with temple and a couple hunting deer. Guards of ivory inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with chinoiserie motifs. White paste studs on the rivet. The sticks are joined at the tips by a ribbon covered with strips of painted paper.  Watercolour, gilt and varnish on ivory sticks, and ivory guards inlaid with mother-of-pearl.