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Sunday, August 02, 2026

Tale of a Rococo Fan,

Marie sent me an email of a blurry photo scrap of a fan 🪭 she once admired at an auction.

Being an ardent collector of antique fans 🪭

Posted by Parisbreakfasts at Sunday, August 02, 2026 34 comments:

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Labels: 18th century, antique fans, eventail, MAD, Marie-Antoinette, musee des arts decoratifs, NIWA Boulangerie, Rococo

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