Fan Autographed By Auguste Rodin, H.G. Wells, E.H. Shackleton, W.E. Smith, Fridtjof Nansen

A fantastic hand fan in honeyed brown wood, decorated along the leaves with ink signatures and artwork from 19th century artists, actors, and important figures. Notable autographs include:

François Auguste René Rodin signed sketch, French sculptor (1840-1917)
Herbert George Wells, English writer (1866-1946)
Ernest Henry Shackleton, Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874-1922)
William E. Smith, English Captain of S.S. Discovery (1790-1847)
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen, Norwegian polymath (1861-1930)
Louis Botha, first prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1862-1919)
Michel Cazin, French artist (1869-1917)
Marie Cazin, French artist (1844-1924)
Lionel "Lal" Brough, British actor (1836-1909)
Marshall Pinckney Wilder, American actor (1859-1915)
Miriam Nesbitt, American actress (1873-1954)
Jeanne Douste, English musician (b. 1872)
Jacques-Émile Blanche, French artist (1861-1942)
Norman H. Hardy, British Artist (1863-1914)
Thomas Austen Brown, British artist (1859-1924)
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, Canadian-American artist (1876-1938)
Charles Dixon, British Artist (1872-1934)
Melton Prior, English artist (1845-1910)
Henry John Yeend King, British artist (1855-1924)
William Crampton Gore, Irish artist (1871-1946)
Adolphe le Comte, Dutch artist (1850-1921)
Robert Edeson, American actor (1868-1931)
Francis Carruthers Gould, British artist (1844-1925)
James "Carew" Usselman, American actor (1876-1938)
Harold Riley, British artist (b. 1934)
Charles Kay Robertson, English artist (1860-1939)
Carl Andreas Seeber, German artist (b. 1855)
Oswald Yorke, British actor (1866-1943)
Tom Roberts, Australian actor (1856-1931)
John Rettig, American artist (1855-1932) and his wife
John Colin Forbes, Canadian artist (1846-1925)
Adrian Jones, English artist (1845-1938)
John Hassall, English artist (1868-1948)
Robert Sauber, English artist (1868-1936)
Leonard Raven-Hill, English artist (1867-1942)
Frank McIntyre
Thomas M. Henry

Side one
Panel one: Empty

Panel two: Signed by Lionel Brough, Marshall P. Wilder, an illegible signature, a quote about art, and a drawing of a family in front of a house, drawing by H. R Walls and dated July 14, 1904

Panel three: Signed by Miriam Nesbitt “Tiger Lily” 1905, a colored drawing of a woman with an umbrella in a blue gown, signed James Grain? And another illegible name with a verse written in french

Panel four: A profile of a man/woman and a woman in a pasture by a fence. “When the was petty” Dated 1905, "……. Jamon, Meghan Rettig."

Panel five: Portrait of a lady in a pink hat signed "E H Shackleton, Jeanne Douste, Louise Douste, and Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen."

Panel six: Drawing of the “Hemali,” a poor man in rags with an empty food bowl and a man in military clothing shooting a gun with smoke in the background. Signed "Norman H. Hardy" and dated 1902.

Panel seven: A side profile portrait of a man signed "C.K. Royer." A black and white portrait of a person signed "Carl Andreas Seeber" and dated 1905. A drawing of a fox signed "C Kay Robertson."

Panel eight: A drawing of a man with animals? Signed "Tom Roberts" and a drawing of a lady in profile with a bonnet signed "John Rettig" 1905. Written “Arisje Von Volendam.”

Panel nine: A gouache of a man in profile wearing a suit signed "J Colin Forbes, J Hacela Rey?" And a drawing of a horse signed "Adrian Jones" and dated 1906.

Panel ten: A portrait of a lady in a hat signed "Sauber, Frank McIntyre, Louis Botha"

Panel eleven: A portrait of a man in a hat signed "Le Lomte" and drawings of ships at sea signed "D. Shaw MacLaughlan, Charles Dixon, Clara S …….., " and an illegible signature

Panel twelve: A side profile on a man in a hat signed Biasini and dated 1905, a verse written in French and illegibly signed, and a colored gouache of a woman in a dress and a hat signed "S. Potter, Spotter?"

Panel thirteen: A gouache of a side profile of a woman signed "Julinton 1903", a side profile of a man, a fox, signed "Bert Thoman 1918, ……Gould, …….Wolff, and Henry F Richard? Rickh…. Jul 1906."

Panel fourteen: Drawings of three nude women, a windmill, and a sailboat, signed "Womel?" 1903, …..roam 1905, and ……Bricar 7/27/06


Side Two

Panel one: A drawing of a horse in a pasture near sailing boats. Signed "Marie Cazin."

Panel two: A portrait of a woman, a town, and sailboats with the words “A lass who loves a sailor,” signed “Very fondly from Yeend King”

Panel three: A caricature of a man in military uniform, "Jake Gown?" Illegible signature

Panel four: Several sketches of women and men, signed "P ………..?"

Panel five: A portrait of a woman in a signed with an illegible signature. “A. Hamilton, J.E/ Monehe, ......Catt…..”

Panel six: Sketch of a woman laying down signed “A Rodin, Rofez? and Coquel…”

Panel seven: Illegible writing with signatures “....Leddeu, Oswald Yorke, and “Fred Lewis”

Panel Eight: Portrait of a woman in a hat. Signed “Mabel Gardeau, “Lydia?”

Panel nine: Several signatures. "Lois Kulz? Martinez Fierra? George….."

Panel ten: Profile of a woman with blue hair and a blue shirt. Signatures: "Tom Browne, V Sharf," written “ à charles et annie Roche” and signed "J. M. Michel Cazin," dated may 1903. Gouache of a young lady with a bonnet dated 1905.

Panel eleven: Profile in color of a man in a cap smoking. Signed "Tom Browne, Sydney…….., Hanna Henry? Hilda Kevelyau?" “When ya ‘aint got so much of your own, you do dream about beautiful things, Dont ya? April 1904

Panel twelve: Side profile of a woman in a hat. Signed "Raven Hill." Quote: “There’s a deal more ……than anything in this life for the likes of us”

Panel thirteen: Drawing of a cartoon dog “Dear Carlo Roche in remembrance” "James Careux, 1909. Hellen Terry 1907, David……… 1905."

Panel fourteen: Two figures in a garden signed “Rowney”

Among other signatures. The autographs have not been authenticated.

Condition: Displays well with light surface scratches, minor finish wear, and minor ink fading. Scattered edgewear, and a spot of loss to the tip of one leaf. The leaves are only affixed at the pivot.

Dimensions:
Each leaf measures 14" H x 3 1/4" W; fully extended approx. 25 3/4" W