19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A TORTOISESHELL HAIR COMB WITH PARCEL-GILT MOUNT
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, late 19th century
A TORTOISESHELL HAIR COMB WITH PARCEL-GILT MOUNT
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, late 19th century
Crescent-shaped, the carved tortoiseshell body fitted at the top with a parcel-gilt mount decorated with repoussé and chased vegetal scrolls and lotus flowers in high relief, bordered by a beaded edge.
11cm x 6cm
This type of luxury comb was commonly used by women in the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia, often worn at the back of the head for ceremonial or formal attire. For another similar hair comb, attributed to Sri Lanka, please see Chiswick Auctions, 29 April 2022, lot 235.
Estimated at £200 - £300
A TORTOISESHELL HAIR COMB WITH PARCEL-GILT MOUNT
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, late 19th century
Crescent-shaped, the carved tortoiseshell body fitted at the top with a parcel-gilt mount decorated with repoussé and chased vegetal scrolls and lotus flowers in high relief, bordered by a beaded edge.
11cm x 6cm
This type of luxury comb was commonly used by women in the Malay Archipelago and Indonesia, often worn at the back of the head for ceremonial or formal attire. For another similar hair comb, attributed to Sri Lanka, please see Chiswick Auctions, 29 April 2022, lot 235.
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
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