Ephemera, Americana, & Historical Memorabilia

[ADVERTISING FOLDING FANS]. Group of 13 Folding Fans Advertising Fashion or Accessories. [France and Japan: ca. 1890s-1920s]. Color lithographed or pochoir folding fans, most with imagery on the front and imagery and/or descriptive text on versos. Sizes approximately 16 x 9” and smaller. General wear, some tears, toning, soiling, a few with broken blades or guards. Generally very good examples of these fragile items. Advertisers include: Galeries Lafayette (five different designs), Chaussures Bally, Grands Magazins Nouvelles Galeries, Le Parfum Christian Lacroix, Parfumerie Comoedia, Cliente du Printemps, three with general Art Deco-style designs of women.