Ebay: Empire Comb Prices
Posted on: October 7, 2011
- In: Auction | E-Bay | Empire Comb | French Hair Comb
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After the big September 23rd auction, there have been three French combs, c.1790 – 1850, which went for varying prices. The one that sold for $315 was a steal because the photograph did not show its complexity, nor my instinct that there were pearls dangling from the gilt circles decorated with lapis flowers. Here is the record of what sold, when, and for how much:
Coral Empire comb. Superb Condition. Sold: $1045.51, Oct. 5, 2011. Ebay France.
French Tiara comb with pearls and lapis jewels surrounded by seed pearls, c. 1800, Sold: $616.58, Oct. 5, 2011, Ebay France.
French Empire comb, lapis enamel flowers on gilded silver with dangling pearls, excellent condition, Sold: $315, Oct. 6, 2011, Ebay.com
2 Responses to "Ebay: Empire Comb Prices"
October 9, 2011 at 3:21 pm
If the tines of the brass comb were bent inwards, they were worn as tiaras in the front. If the tines on the brass comb were as shown, they were worn as back combs, as in the coronation painting. :-)
Barbaraanne's Hair Comb Blog 
October 8, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Gorgeous combs! I am curious about how they were worn though. Were they all worn as backcombs a la Josephine in David’s coronation painting? I keep imagining that they might be worn tiara-style facing forwards and there are lots of Regency Era paintings of pretty ladies wearing diadems but the direction of the tines in all of these combs and some of the others I have seen seem to preclude this. Any insight?