rare fabulous "Fonds Duvelleroy" Unfinished fan work by Edouard Gendrot for "Chez Ritz" on fabric (muslin?). stamped "Fonds Duvelleroy" below "Chez Ritz" in the center bottom.
Gold leaf throughout. see photos, from c 1900 the Art Nouveau/Belle Epoch era.
Duvelleroy began with Jean-Pierre Duvelleroy’s dream: to bring fans back into women’s hands. The Duchess de Berry organised a sumptuous ball which made this happen: one dance and fans were back and that was the start for the house of Duvelleroy.
From then on, the delicacy in the making of the fans – representative of the French Couture savoir-faire – granted the original house with many gold medals.
Fathers and sons received the Légion d’Honneur, the Greatest Order of Merit for in France. Parisian beauties, trendsetters of their time, such as the Comtesse de Greffulhe, also fancied holding the maison’s hand-fans in their hands.
The Belle Epoque and Art Nouveau opened a flourishing creative era for the Georges Duvelleroy, the heir of Jean-Pierre.
During that period two house emblems were born: the “Balloon” Fan, named after the aerial shape of its leaf and the Daisy as a signature, stamped on each rivet.
By the end of the XIXth century, the Maison starts collaborating with renowned illustrators such as Paul Iribe, Gendrot, Gicar, who create commercial hand-fans for great names of the luxury world such as the Ritz.
Please see photos.
these are not stock photos.
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