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Lot 600
ELEVEN COMBS AND ACCESSORIES
Estimated Value:
600 € - 1.000 €
Result:
427 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, Qing dynastydiv.
Small combs as belt pendants worn by ladies, but also by gentlemen, used to arrange the hair, for gentlemen also for the beard.
Wood, probably bamboo, partly dyed. Handles made of wood, silver and other metals. Pendants made of metal, wood, coral, red agate, silk tassels. One comb with metal case. Dimensions: case: 9x3,3cm. One folding comb with fish-shaped case, green jade pendant. One comb made of tortoise shell with opals and jade. A pair of combs with silk tassels. L. 9,4 cm.
Compare:
Similar combs with cases: "Four Centuries of Silver : Personal Adornment in the Qing Dynasty and After", Margaret Duda, Singapore, 2002, pp. 146-147, Figs. 25-28.
From an important German private collection, assembled between the 1980s and 1999 - Cp.: Similar combs with cases: "Four Centuries of Silver : Personal Adornment in the Qing Dynasty and After", Margaret Duda, Singapore, 2002, pp. 146-147, Figs. 25-28.
