Antique Georgian Shell And Diamond Hair Comb, Ornamental, with emerald, too

A superb antique ornamental hair comb from the Georgian era (c.1780-1830) in blond shell with a silver mount of diamonds and an emerald, making up a floral spray. This work is typically French, masters of mounting diamonds in silver. We are uncertain if the origin is French or English, however. No marks on the work that we can detect, which is not unusual for these very old pieces. The diamonds are small, rose cut (very old cut) and they shimmer and reflect light beautifully, just as they ought to. These always make me wish I had long thick beautiful hair to sweep up into a chignon and anchor there with something so beautiful as these ornamental combs. Alas, I can only collect them for you, our customer, instead. This one is large at 6" in length. Superb!

Very good to excellent condition for age and type. Not a single old diamond missing from the setting, which is quite rare to find in 200 year old silver sets, and with exception of the very tiniest nip to the upper tip, only visible in our enlarged images and scans, really, the old shell is in very fine condition, indeed. Still has its steamed and appropriate curve, as you can see. A fabulous find!

Item ID: 411tscomb


NOTE This item will be handled and shipped from our Utah office, and is not available to California customers, sorry.

Gender: Female, Age Group: Adult, Color: amber, Size: n/a
$595 $506 USD SALE

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San Marcos, CA

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