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Victorian Hand Fans

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan
American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian decorative hand fan The right fan guard has loss and cracks to its white lacquer finish.

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan
American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan

American Victorian Decorative Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian decorative hand fan Front support is gone, with fabric that shows signs of age.

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

American Victorian Painted Hand Fan
American Victorian Painted Hand Fan

American Victorian Painted Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian decorative hand fan with mother of pearl and silk painted scene Antique condition: The front guard is broken

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

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Other

American Victorian Beige Silk Hand Fan
American Victorian Beige Silk Hand Fan

American Victorian Beige Silk Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian beige silk painted decorative hand fan

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

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Paint

American Victorian Pearl and Lace Hand Fan

American Victorian Pearl and Lace Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian decorative hand fan with etched pearl and lace Vintage condition with broken pieces to the fan.

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

American Victorian Pearl and Silk Hand Fan

American Victorian Pearl and Silk Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

American Victorian decorative hand fan with pearl and silk painted scene This fan is in used condition with some minor damage.

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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Antiquities

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Paint

Decorative Hand Fan
Decorative Hand Fan

Decorative Hand Fan

Located in Queens, NY

Decorative hand fan Condition: (This fan is in used condition with damage. One of the guards is broken, and some of the cotton panels are torn. Additionally, the string that holds ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Mounted Objects

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Paint

Spaniard Fan Shadow Box
Spaniard Fan Shadow Box

Spaniard Fan Shadow Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a wood sticks and handpainted Spaniard fan. It depicts four different scenes related to Spain. Starting in the left, there is a bullfighter fighting a bull in a bullring; the...

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20th Century Spanish Victorian Shadow Boxes

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Wood

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading. Over this border is hig...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning
1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning

1861 "The Empire State" Wall Map by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This large and decorative wall map of New York, titled "The Empire State," was published by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning. The map was published in 1861, the first year of the Civil War...

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Antique 1860s American Victorian Maps

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Woven Lace Fan in Giltwood Shadowbox Frame
19th Century Woven Lace Fan in Giltwood Shadowbox Frame

19th Century Woven Lace Fan in Giltwood Shadowbox Frame

Located in Dallas, TX

Dating to circa 1890, this exquisite decorative piece celebrates the artistry and refinement of the Victorian era, when finely made hand fans were cherished as both fashionable acces...

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Antique 1890s French Decorative Art

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Textile, Glass, Wood

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Early 19th Century Victorian Period Complexion Fan Black Lacquer Gilded England
Early 19th Century Victorian Period Complexion Fan Black Lacquer Gilded England

Early 19th Century Victorian Period Complexion Fan Black Lacquer Gilded England

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Own a piece of history with this exquisite early 19th-century Victorian complexion fan, crafted around 1830 in England.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Lacquer

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Wood

Goose Feather Hand Fan
Goose Feather Hand Fan

Goose Feather Hand Fan

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H 14 in W 11 in D 2 in

Goose Feather Hand Fan

Located in Pueblo, CO

Beautiful Victorian goose plume hand fan in perfect condition.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Collectible Jewelry

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Feathers

Antique English Victorian Hand Painted Mother Pearl Fan with Frame 19th Century
Antique English Victorian Hand Painted Mother Pearl Fan with Frame 19th Century

Antique English Victorian Hand Painted Mother Pearl Fan with Frame 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a stunning antique English Victorian hand painted and mother of pearl fan set in a gilded frame, dating from the late 19th Century.

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Paintings

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Mother-of-Pearl

Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen
Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen

Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen. Gorgeous French brass "peacock fan" full size fireplace screen. Lovely when the Fan is Open and yet still very de...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Brass

Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Floral Bouquet Fixed Fans
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Floral Bouquet Fixed Fans

Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Floral Bouquet Fixed Fans

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair of 19th century hand painted floral bouquet fixed fans Absolutely beautiful fans with hand painted bouquets of flowers on each. The fans are made of wafer-thin wood panels...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls

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Paper

Antique Victorian hand fan, bone, silk and feather
Antique Victorian hand fan, bone, silk and feather

Antique Victorian hand fan, bone, silk and feather

Located in NEWARK, GB

A stunning antique Victorian hand fan. It is a large and elaborate fan with engraved and pierced bovine bone sticks and guards and is a folding fan.

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19th Century British Handheld Fans

Antique Hand-Painted Fan
Antique Hand-Painted Fan

Antique Hand-Painted Fan

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H 17 in W 26 in D 3 in

Antique Hand-Painted Fan

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous antique hand-painted fan. The bottom of the fan shows faint cherry blossom trees next to a marble base and urn, while the upper part of the fan shows four blue sparrows in f...

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Antique Early 1900s American Late Victorian Shadow Boxes

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Tempera

Ostrich Plume Hand Fan
Ostrich Plume Hand Fan

Ostrich Plume Hand Fan

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H 15 in W 26 in D 1 in

Ostrich Plume Hand Fan

Located in Pueblo, CO

Large and beautiful Victorian ostrich plume hand fan in perfect condition.

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Antique Late 19th Century American High Victorian Collectible Jewelry

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Feathers

Brass Victorian 19th Century Fan Peacock Screen
Brass Victorian 19th Century Fan Peacock Screen

Brass Victorian 19th Century Fan Peacock Screen

Located in Lomita, CA

This exquisite Victorian-era peacock fireplace screen is crafted in solid brass, featuring a fan-style design that elegantly folds and unfolds like a peacock’s tail. The fan is in ve...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Fireplace Tools and Chi...

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Brass

Hand Held 19th Century Fan, Floral and Feathers
Hand Held 19th Century Fan, Floral and Feathers

Hand Held 19th Century Fan, Floral and Feathers

Located in Incline Village, NV

Hand held 19th century fan, circa 1880 is of European manufacture; probably French, and has seven hand painted floral bouquet designs in pretty colors of blue and gold, on champagne ...

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Antique 1880s French Victorian Screens and Room Dividers

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Fabric

Hand Held Fan of Peacock Feathers, Japan, circa 1880s
Hand Held Fan of Peacock Feathers, Japan, circa 1880s

Hand Held Fan of Peacock Feathers, Japan, circa 1880s

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage fan; the upper portion peacock "eyes" are from authentic peacock feathers; the highly decorated floral scene and two Japanese men on one side; floral decor to the other side;...

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Antique 1880s Japanese Victorian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Feathers

Early Hand Held Fan "Mount Fuji". Japanese Circa 1870
Early Hand Held Fan "Mount Fuji". Japanese Circa 1870

Early Hand Held Fan "Mount Fuji". Japanese Circa 1870

Located in Incline Village, NV

Late 19th century fine quality Japanese hand held lady's fan for keeping cool; hand painted on silk with hand carved bone frame, floral leaf and fret work design; with 18 sticks in a...

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Antique 1870s Japanese Victorian Decorative Art

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Silk

Hand Painted On Silk 19th Century Hand Held Fan; American, Circa 1890
Hand Painted On Silk 19th Century Hand Held Fan; American, Circa 1890

Hand Painted On Silk 19th Century Hand Held Fan; American, Circa 1890

Located in Incline Village, NV

Lovely American hand held fan; hand painted subject on silk with fancy mother of pearl sticks; each with silver sequins border trim.

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Antique 1890s American Victorian Decorative Art

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Mother-of-Pearl, Silk

Hand Held 19th Century Fan. Signed "Aug Lauronce", French, circa 1885
Hand Held 19th Century Fan. Signed "Aug Lauronce", French, circa 1885

Hand Held 19th Century Fan. Signed "Aug Lauronce", French, circa 1885

By Auguste Lauronce

Located in Incline Village, NV

Chromolithograph on silk scene of a young woman greeting her lover on horseback by the window. Colors are of muted grays, beige, flesh tones, and white. The frame and sticks are made...

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Antique 1880s French Victorian Collectible Jewelry

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Silk

French Style Hand Painted Gilt Mother of Pearls Fan Shadow Box
French Style Hand Painted Gilt Mother of Pearls Fan Shadow Box

French Style Hand Painted Gilt Mother of Pearls Fan Shadow Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This a mother of pearl sticks and hand painted fan depicting a royal scene in a palace. There are some gilded overlay pierced foliage in the sticks and, in the center is highlighted ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Shadow Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl

19th Century Victorian Black Sequin Hand Fan, Framed in Shadow Box
19th Century Victorian Black Sequin Hand Fan, Framed in Shadow Box

19th Century Victorian Black Sequin Hand Fan, Framed in Shadow Box

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is a gorgeous, 19th century Victorian hand-fan. The piece is black with sequins all-over.

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Antique 19th Century Late Victorian Shadow Boxes

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Fabric, Glass, Wood, Sequins

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Victorian Hand Fans For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of victorian hand fans available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct victorian hand fans — often made from fabric, wood and mother-of-pearl — can elevate any home. Victorian hand fans have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian victorian hand fans are consistently popular styles. Auguste Lauronce produced beautiful victorian hand fans that are worth considering.

How Much are Victorian Hand Fans?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $534, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $2,300 highest priced.