Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory

A nicely marked late Victorian hair comb with an integral floral design. CONDITION: good vintage condition with expected wear. SIZE: 7 x 5 ins (18 x 13 cm) decorative part 4 ins h (10 cm). APPROXIMATE DATE: 1890s - 1900s.

Here is an attractive and nicely marked faux tortoiseshell hair comb from the later part of the Victorian era. The comb has an oval shaped heading with a solid panel in the centre. This is beautifully marked with "tiger like" stripes of light and darker brown and amber in a true tortoise like manner. The panel is surrounded by a wide open work border which features a graduated design of naturalistic flowers and their leaves.

This type of ornament is often known as Spanish or mantilla comb because it resembles a smaller version of the traditional large shell ornaments worn by Spanish ladies with their native dress. In practice any comb which has a high upstanding heading or top which stands proud of the top of the head is often called a mantilla.

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
• Material: celluloid
• Width: 5
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Brown
• Height: 7

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