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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Modern Hair Sticks
Whether the tops are sculpted wood, the woods are exotic and multicolored, the style is geisha, or a lampwork bead is on top, modern hair sticks are bold, brightly colored, and full of imagination. My favorite artist is Susan Maxwell … Continue reading
Two Lovely Things On Ebay
Two beautiful combs just sold on ebay. I won one, jcollect won the other.This first one was an ivory comb with three delicately carved panels, which frame roses. Each side is edged with a leaf decoration. c. 1890. English. Measurements: … Continue reading
Did Not Sell
This diamond and pearl tiara on a two-pronged blonde tortoiseshell comb, c. 1890, is being sold at Sothebys in Hong Kong on April 10, 2007. Est. $32,000 to $38,000. :O That’s a shocking price, but let’s see! I have never … Continue reading
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Kanzashi
Kanzashi are Japanese hair pins, which ornament a geisha’s nihongami, or coiffured black wig. Maiko, or younger geishas, wear more ornaments than the older, more experienced women. Different flowers are worn for each season. Kanzashi are different than kushi (comb) … Continue reading
Crabs!
This kushi-kogai set sold on Trocadero, from JCollector, for $2200 a number of years ago. Ridiculous price. I had the money then. ;-) I had to sell this during a house sale that took too long, and mourn it still, … Continue reading
Unsold on Ebay
A few months ago, this set of tortoiseshell hair pins with pearls and diamonds, priced at $1200, went unsold. I understand the jewelry was real, but the design is common. If you value just the pearls and those small diamonds, … Continue reading
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The Fabulous Katie Holmes
Being married to Tom Cruise has made Katie Holmes one of the most beautiful women in the world. To accompany her subtle-pink-satin, scalloped Armani dress, she wore a magnificent set of jade hair ornaments when she attended the Vanity Fair … Continue reading
My Collection and Latest Grab :-)
Here are the combs in my coffee table vitrine. :-)Also, here is my latest grab. I sniped it. I know some of the people who bid, and I think they cursed my name. ;-PPPP No, I jest. But I love … Continue reading
Two Lovely Victorian Hair Combs
Hand-done plique a jour is extremely rare. I have only seen one other piece with this kind of work, and it was part of the Norma Hague collection. This Victorian gold-and-silver plique ball and chain on a tortoiseshell hairpin, c. … Continue reading
Edo Bird in Flight
Early Edo Japan is one of my two favorite periods of comb art. The other is French art nouveau. But recently, an Early Edo comb of a bird flying from a branch into the sunlight was featured on the web. … Continue reading