Late Antique Furniture

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory
A handsome late Victorian Spanish style hair comb in faux tortoiseshell. CONDITION: good vintage condition with expected wear. SIZE: 6 ins h x 4½ ins w (15 x 11 cm) decorative part 3 ins h (7.5 cm). APPROXIMATE DATE: 1880s - 1890s. Here is a beautifully marked Spanish style hair comb in celluloid faux tortoiseshell.

It probably dates from the last few years of the Victorian era. The comb has a high rectangular heading finishing in a rising curve. It is very realistically mottled with "tortoise" random type markings. High topped combs like this were extremely popular in the later Victorian era during the 1870s and 1880s. This was due to the debut of the opera Carmen, which promoted a fashion for Spanish style combs with extremely tall headings.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Other Antique Furniture". The seller is "simitra" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Style: Victorian
  • Sub-Style: English
  • Width: 4
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Color: Brown
  • Height: 6
  • Material: celluloid, Silver


Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell hair accessory