Paper fan, England, 1715-1730. Fan with leaf of paper, painted rather stiffly in a dark-toned gouache with a brown and green ground. The top of the leaf has a formal, gilt, scalloped border filled with floral decoration. On the left is an oak with a head,

Paper fan, England, 1715-1730. Fan with leaf of paper, painted rather stiffly in a dark-toned gouache with a brown and green ground. The top of the leaf has a formal, gilt, scalloped border filled with floral decoration. On the left is an oak with a head, wearing a wig, among the leaves surrounded by three crowns (the English Jacobite symbol derived from Charles II concealment in the oak following the Battle of Worcester). Left of centre is a crowned, semi-classical figure in a dark blue dress with a scarlet and ermine robe, holding a palm within three clouds. There are three chreubin above, possibly intended to depict Queen Anne. Central is a left-facing, mourning female, black clad, seated by a pedestal on which are placed crown, sceptre and orb. A cherub holds back a scarlet drape above her. Upper right is an armorial shield quartered with English, Scottish and French arms. The usual order has been reversed, with English arms 1st and 3rd, not 3rd and 4th. A white, full rose with two buds is painted to the right. On the reverse is a stiffly naturalistic floral spray on a faintly silver painted ground. 'L' and 'I' are written in ink on the top left border. The sticks and guards are of plain ivory, the pin is of white metal with a mother of pearl washer and the two leaves are bound together at the edge of the gilt paper band.  Gouache on paper, ivory sticks and guards.