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Tortoiseshell Comb

Art Deco Pave Ball Comb
Located in New York, NY
sapphire paste stones on top of a faux tortoiseshell comb. 1920's USA. 5" x 4" high. Excellent condition.
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1920s American Hats

Art Deco Pave Ball Comb
Art Deco Pave Ball Comb
$495
H 4 in L 5 in
Flamenco Pierced Celluloid Tortoiseshell Pieneta Hair Comb, Spain - 1924
Located in Tucson, AZ
Just one of the treasures brought back from a mother-daughter world tour, this comb was purchased
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1920s Spanish Decorative Objects

Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Two Prong Hair Comb with Faux Pearls
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Art Deco faux tortoiseshell two prong hair comb with faux pearl decoration. Measuring
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco More Jewelry

Mid Century Faux Tortoiseshell Seven Prong Mantilla Hair Comb with Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Lovely faux tortoiseshell seven prong mantilla hair comb, featuring clear faceted rhinestones and
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Mid-20th Century Hats

Retro Compact Owned by Joan Fontaine
Located in New Orleans, LA
and well for pressed powder, a refillable lipstick tube, small tortoiseshell comb and lighter, all
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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes and Cases

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver

Retro Compact Owned by Joan Fontaine
Retro Compact Owned by Joan Fontaine
$24,500
W 2.75 in D 1 in L 3.38 in
Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Four Prong Fan Shaped Hair Comb with Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Lovely Art Deco faux tortoiseshell four prong fan shaped hair comb with a scalloped edge
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Mid-20th Century Hats

Turtleshell hair comb-diadem, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tortoiseshell tiara comb for hair surmounted by an element decorated with tortoiseshell volutes
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Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Turtleshell hair comb-diadem, France 1900.
Turtleshell hair comb-diadem, France 1900.
$1,081
H 5.5 in W 4.75 in D 1.75 in
Framed Lady's Hair Comb from the 19th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
Carved tortoiseshell ladies comb is flanked by a dragon fan crowned with five ball beads. En suite
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Art

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Turtleshell hair comb-diadem with chain motif, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Tiara hair comb, in tortoiseshell, topped by an element, also in tortoiseshell, decorated with a
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Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Turtleshell hair comb with butterfly in cutnsteel, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Hairdressing comb with blonde tortoiseshell prongs and cut steel decoration depicting a butterfly
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Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Late Victorian Hand Engraved Silver Painted Enamel Cherubs Comb
Located in New York, NY
effect. Inside, the case houses a tortoiseshell-patterned comb, blending practicality with luxury. Please
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vanity Items

Materials

Silver

Vintage MOSCHINO by PERSOL Tortoiseshell Acetate Brown Sunglasses
By Moschino
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage MOSCHINO by PERSOL sunglasses comes in a brown tortoiseshell acetate featuring a comb arm
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21st Century and Contemporary Sunglasses

French Antique 18K Yellow Gold Ornate Floral Engraved Travel Comb
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique tortoiseshell, and gold travel comb, comprising a comb of tortoiseshell, mounted in 18
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Vanity Items

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

The Courtesan Kashiwagi and the Kamuro Wakano - Japanese Woodblock Print
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Soquel, CA
, and swirling clouds. Her hair is arranged with tortoiseshell combs and hairpins decorated with flowers
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1820s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Mid-20th Century English Sterling Silver Vanity Set by Charles S. Green & Co Ltd
Located in Worcester, GB
original pieces: a hand mirror, hairbrush, clothes brush, tortoiseshell-effect comb, pin tray, nail
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Mid-20th Century British Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Red Enamel Six-Piece Dressing Table Set, Ando Jubei
By Ando Jubei
Located in Queens, NY
, further confirm the authenticity and provenance of the set. The comb retains its tortoiseshell teeth
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

BOUCHERON, 1940s-1950s Beauty Kit Gold Silver Rubies with Bag and Box
By Boucheron
Located in Paris, FR
cigarette holder and a small comb in blond tortoiseshell.
Clasp with cut sides in gold metal.
Signed
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Vanity Items

Materials

Ruby, Gold, Silver

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Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Tortoiseshell Comb Seated in a Chair
Located in Litchfield, CT
Unsigned. New England, circa 1830. Oil on canvas, period gilt frame. Measures: 33 ¾” x 29 ¾”. Condition: Excellent, minor imperfections. The elegant looking woman wearing fashion...
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Antique 1830s Folk Art Paintings

A superb quality Mappin & Webb Art Deco Vanity Case and Contents, 1933
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
brush, all in silver with top quality pale green guilloche enamel. A tortoiseshell comb with silver
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Tortoiseshell Hair Side Comb with Diamonds
Located in Berlin, DE
Hair side comb made of tortoiseshell. Germany, 1950's. Adorned with 79 brilliant-cut diamonds
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Vintage 1950s German More Jewelry

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Gold and Lapis Lazuli Etruscan Revival Parure, French, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
jeweller's label inside the box) The tortoiseshell comb is signed by Legavre who was the best maker of combs
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Antique 1870s French Etruscan Revival More Jewelry

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold

Jamaican Colonial Engraved Tortoiseshell Comb-Case with Two Combs, Dated 1670
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Jamaican engraved tortoiseshell comb-case with two combs Former British
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Antique 17th Century Jamaican Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Victorian Natural Pearl Diamond Platinum Tiara Comb Brooch
Located in New York, NY
brilliant-cut H-I VS1-VS2 diamonds hinged on tortoiseshell comb. This piece comes with a screwdriver and a
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20th Century French Edwardian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum

Ten-Piece Vanity Set
By International Silver
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and brush, large crystal powder jar, shoe Horn, nail file and buffer, new tortoiseshell comb, three
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ten-Piece Vanity Set
Ten-Piece Vanity Set
H 14 in Dm 5 in
Sterling Silver Dressing Table Set
By Richard Comyns
Located in London, London
Table Set comprises four pieces in a fitted, textured green leather box. The faux tortoiseshell comb has
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Vintage 1920s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Dressing Table Set
Sterling Silver Dressing Table Set
H 2.96 in W 10.63 in D 7.09 in
Cartier Tortoiseshell Diamond Gold Comb
By Cartier
Located in Monte Carlo, MC
Comb in tortoiseshell, the top decorated with two lines in yellow gold and diamonds. Signed
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20th Century Vanity Items

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

1920s Mantilla Tortoiseshell Hair Comb
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A very beautiful Spanish mantilla style hair comb in faux tortoiseshell effect, made of celluoid
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Late 19th Century Unknown Berets

Cartier Paris 1900 Edwardian Enameled Hairs-Comb in 18Kt Gold With Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
tortoiseshell comb. The upper part is accented with one hundred sixty-one rose cuts diamonds and embellished
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Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Vanity Items

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel

Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal Comb Dress 2009
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Maison Martin Margiela Couture Artisanal Comb Dress Ensemble. Hair-comb in plastic
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20th Century Suits, Outfits and Ensembles

Victorian Gold and Tortoiseshell Comb
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Gold and Tortoiseshell Comb from the late 19th Century. Hand carved tortoiseshell is
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Late 19th Century British Hats

Trio of Edwardian Natural Pearl Tortoiseshell Gold Combs
Located in Dallas, TX
Fabulous Edwardian combs - wear two at a time or all three! 14 karat yellow gold, tortoiseshell
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Early 20th Century Edwardian More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Early 1900s Faux Tortoiseshell and Diamanté Loop Hair Comb Set
Located in London, GB
This exquisite set of antique loop hair combs date from the early part of the Twentieth Century
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Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Two Prong Hair Comb with Clear Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Lovely Art Deco faux tortoiseshell two prong hair comb with clear faceted sparkling rhinestones
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco More Jewelry

Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Three Prong Hair Comb with Clear Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Lovely Art Deco faux tortoiseshell three prong hair comb, featuring clear faceted sparkling
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Early 20th Century Art Deco More Jewelry

Art Deco Faux Tortoiseshell Two Prong Hair Comb with Clear Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Lovely Art Deco faux tortoiseshell two prong hair comb, featuring clear faceted rhinestones
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Early 20th Century Art Deco More Jewelry

Art Deco Pair of Faux Tortoiseshell Hair Combs with Faux Pearls and Rhinestones
Located in London, GB
Wonderful pair of Art Deco faux tortoiseshell two prong hair combs with silver plated, faux pearl
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Mid-20th Century Hats

Victorian Tortoise Pique Comb
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Tortoise Pique Comb. Hand carved tortoiseshell with a gentle curve at tip, is then hand
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1880s British Hats

Antique Victorian Folding Mustache Comb Celluloid Teeth 14K Gold Chatelaine
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian folding comb with brown tortoiseshell colored celluloid teeth, monogrammed with a
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Metal, Gold

Turtleshell hair comb with snake and mistletoe berries, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Hairdressing comb with spotted tortoiseshell prongs and decoration in silver and stones (rubies and
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Early 20th Century French Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Stone, Silver

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Located in Tucson, AZ
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Located in NEWARK, GB
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Tortoiseshell Comb For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tortoiseshell comb for your home. Frequently made of metal, silver and bone, every tortoiseshell comb was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tortoiseshell comb — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A tortoiseshell comb, designed in the Victorian, Art Deco or Georgian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one tortoiseshell comb that is appealing in its simplicity, but Deakin & Francis, Henry Atkin and International Silver produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Tortoiseshell Comb?

Prices for a tortoiseshell comb can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $88 and can go as high as $62,619, while the average can fetch as much as $1,926.