Late Antique Furniture

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory
Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory

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

Late Victorian hair comb faux tortoiseshell Spanish style hair accessory