EIGHT HAIR COMBS, LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH C
- Lot: 142
- September 23rd 2026 - Autumn Elegance: Fashion & Textile Auction
- Bellows Falls, Vermont
1 faux tortoise shell, plain rectangular face, 1890s, L 6” Wd 5”; 1 black composition w/faceted black stones, 1890s, L 5.5” Wd 5”; 1 faux tortoise w/openwork design of leaves & scrolls, 1890s, L 5.75” Wd 7”; 1 yellow compo barrette w/openwork & repousse carving, 1900s, L 2.5” Wd 4.25” (few large detached pieces clasp, brittle, allover disc. & residue); 1 art nouveau celluloid w/ tortoise shell stain, 1890s, L 5.5” Wd 6”; 1 faux tortoise, scroll motif, c. 1930, L 8” Wd 5”; 1 yellow celluloid Spanish style w/ cut-work scroll, c. 1920, L 6.75” Wd 7”. T/w 1 comb w/ overlapping loops detail, c. 1900. All lt-mod wear & residue, some w/ plastic odor, most many small-large losses; All Poor-Very good. Provenance: The Valentine Museum
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- Category: Missing Lot Category
- Era: Missing Era
152.121116980.142.142