Antique Handmade Valentine: Saint Valentine antique hide fan but they're really fabulous

but they're really fabulous

I am not entirely certain as I'm not especially adept at identifying metals but it seems likely to me the body of the piece is bronze and the base and lid brass

" And then this wonderful drawing in ink and pencil of large house and leafy tree

with thick expressionistic strokes of deep blue glaze against white body lending lots of energy

with some surface splitting to the wood showing through the white paint

Antique Handmade Valentine: Saint Valentine antique hide fan but they're really fabulousAnd what a funny mix of ladies on this one, one supposes all looking for love! Dated Feb 14, 1901, and blank on reverse. 5 13 16" x 4 1 16" and in very good condition.