Folding Fans

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The first European folding fans were inspired by and copied from prototypes brought into Europe by merchant traders and the religious orders who had set up colonies along the coasts of China and Japan. These early fans were reserved for Royalty. They were regarded as a status symbol.

Fan presented to Queen Victoria of Great Britain
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Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain
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Queen Marie Antoinette of France's fan
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Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp with fan.
She was the wife of King Charles XIII of Sweden.
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Honiton lace fan 1893
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Princess Dagmar and Princess Alexandra with fans in 1868
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Princess Viktoria of Prussia
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Vintage lace folding fan
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Brussels Point de Gaze lace fan
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1727 fan with the scene of the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline of England
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Queen Charlotte of Great Britain
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