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Lot Description: Portrait of Constable: A Small 19th Century Vernis Martin-Style Painted Ivory Brisé Fan , the central cartouche showing a rural scene with a cottage by a riverbank, a boat in the water, flanked on either side by portraits, one of a man to the left, in front of an easel, holding an artist's palette and brush, and a woman to the right in pensive pose, most likely John Constable and his wife Maria. In the centre a view of Lott's Cottage. The reserves and guards are painted with many different floral designs, the gorge particularly attractive. The verso shows a country scene of a farmer's cart crossing the river, a cottage to the left, after Constable's "The Haywain". Twenty-eight inner sticks and two guards. The head is finished with turquoise stones, and an abalone thumb guard is fitted to each side. Guard length approx. ……. The Hay Wain, originally titled "Landscape: Noon" is a painting by John Constable, finished in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex. Condition Report: . Very slight rubbing to the paint. Guard length 18.5cm ARR: Categories: Fans