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Royalty Fans. The Royal Family of Great Britain, Paris & London: Duvelleroy, circa 1851, double-sided folding paper leaf, with black and white engraving of Queen Victoria and family based on portraits by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-73), maker's imprint in medallion to right-hand side, verso printed in black and white with the Royal Coat of Arms incorporating details of the Royal Family, maker's address below, a little rubbed and toned, some splitting to folds, mounted on wooden sticks, 26.5 cm (10.5 ins), together with 9 other souvenir or advertising fans depicting royalty or dignatories, including a hand-painted fan 'In aid of H.R.H. Princess Christian's Homes for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors', June 1900, and a brisé fan inset with photographic medallions of Queen Victoria and family members, various condition and sizes (Quantity: 10) Souvenir fan made for the 1851 Great Exhibition. The Fan Museum, Greenwich, has an identical fan (object number LDFAN2010.122).