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Monthly Archives: September 2010
A little gem on ebay
The only mark on it is Sterling, but this beautiful hair pin depicts two Gingko leaves with a bug. It’s made with cloisonne enamel. The colors are gorgeous. It seems very Japonisme to me, so I don’t know if the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Nouveau, French Hair Comb, Japanese Hair Comb
Tagged French comb, hair comb, hair pin, japanese comb, japonisme
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Ah, Art Nouveau
My first piece today is actually a British arts and crafts piece by Arthur and Georgie Gaskin, c. 1910. The raised silver-foliage design is bookmarked by pearls. Provenance: Arthur & Georgie Gaskin, City Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1982, page … Continue reading
Posted in Art Nouveau, British Arts and Crafts, English Hair Comb, French Hair Comb
Tagged gaskin, hair comb, Lalique
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Some lovely things at Sothebys
This is a lovely example of classic style. Hair comb pairs like this were also called opera combs. The crowns of these are openwork plaques set with about 1.50 carats of European-cut and rose-cut diamonds atop tortoise shell combs. Eighteenth-century … Continue reading