Three Carved Fans and a Book Belonging to Mrs. John Quincy Adams

Description:

Three Carved Fans and a Book Belonging to Mrs. John Quincy Adams, fans: one Chinese export with pierced ivory blades with oval, floral, and foliate designs, the other two lacking their silk mounts, made of carved horn, both with inlaid sequins, one with engraved foliage, (imperfections); and a book titled Letters of Mrs. Adams: The Wife of John Adams, fourth edition, octavo, Boston: Wilkins, Carter & Co., 1848, maroon morocco with "L.C. Adams" tooled on the front board in gilt, all edges gilt, 4 1/2 x 7 in., the front pages containing a presentation inscription "To Mrs. L.C. Adams with the deep regard of C.F.A. 17 June 1848.," and a later typed provenance: "This Volume which belonged to Louisa Catherine, wife of John Quincy Adams, -6th President -U.S., by Presentation from her son Charles Francis Adams, it's editor, I pass to my son John Q.A. Johnson, in whom are reunited, in the 3d & 4th generations the life strands of Charles Adams and John Quincy Adams, two sons of the illustrious author. W.C. Johnson. Newbury, Mass. Dec. 29 1875."
Estimate $200-300

The ivory fan is in good condition but the silk ribbon joining the blades has disintegrated, the same with the horn fans, and they are also lacking their silk mounts.and a few sequins.

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