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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4302582, member: 2844&quot;]Lovely testimony of courtship in former times. A fan was an appropriate gift, since fan handling had a language connected with courtship, at a time when modesty was paramount.</p><p>It is early 20th century. James wouldn&#039;t have had much money, but he definitely had taste. It is a charming gift, with a lovely decoration which was very modern at the time.</p><p>And it looks like Lillie liked it, the fan has seen much use.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Language of the Fan:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://sothebys-com.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f61c956/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x605+0+0/resize/684x647!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot-migration.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2Fdd%2F1d%2F77168dfca380dfd2ea08cd54d387073016dee1156b23b7beb9d72b23bc%2Fduvellroy-language-of-fans.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-secret-language-of-fans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-secret-language-of-fans" rel="nofollow">https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-secret-language-of-fans</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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