Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Antique Empire Hair Comb Head Ornaments Silver Ormulou Brass Two Colour Gilding

About the Item

This important French ornamental hair comb was hadcrafted in 1810 ca. The beautiful handcarved head ornament has been handcarved out of brass and then fire guilt to acchieve this extraordinary gilding the french call ormolou. We see a wide freeze of delicately carved flowers and leaves decreasing in size to the sides of the comb. To embellish the carving, a spirale crerated out of a never ending grooved wire has been soldered on top of it. The silver comb carries a French hallmark.
  • Metal:
  • Weight:
    63.07 g
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 3.94 in (100 mm)Depth: 2.25 in (57 mm)
  • Style:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1810
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Munich, DE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1490121025212
More From This SellerView All
  • Antique French Silver Coloured Paste Hair Comb Hair Ornament
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    This fine hair comb has been handcrafted in the 1830's. It is made out of silver and in the centre decorated with a beautifully sculpted large cental flower...
    Category

    Antique 1830s French Vanity Items

  • Antique Victorian Carved Hair Comb Hair Ornament Horn
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    This elegant hair comb has been hand carved and hand polished out of horn around 1870. The comb is easy to wear and versatile.
    Category

    Antique 1870s French Victorian Vanity Items

  • Antique Hair Pins Hair Ornaments Facetted Chalcedony Silver Gilt Silver
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    These unusual hair ornaments come as a set of four haipins with two prongs each and two pins with one prong each connected by a silver chain. All the pins are mounted with natural co...
    Category

    Antique 1820s European George IV Vanity Items

    Materials

    Chalcedony, Silver

  • Antique Hair Pin Head Ornament Gilt Silver Red Glass Heart Oak Leaves
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    This hair ornament was handcrafted in the 1sthalf of the 19thcentury, most likely around 1830. It is made out of gilt silver and set in open claw settings withtwisted gold wiire deco...
    Category

    Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Vanity Items

    Materials

    Silver

  • Antique Victorian 1880 Hairpin Hair Ornament Star Silver Brass Horn
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    This elegant and festive hairpin in the shape of a star was created in 1880 ca. Star ornaments for hair and clothes were all the rage in the 1880's. The star is made out of two silve...
    Category

    Antique 1880s European Victorian Vanity Items

    Materials

    Silver

  • Antique Belle Époque Hairpin Hair Ornament Silver Paste 1900
    Located in Munich, Bavaria
    This beautifully designed sturdy silver Belle Époque hairpin has a very good hold and is capable to keep swept up hair in place by itself. The delicate wavy ornament with a double ro...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s European Belle Époque Vanity Items

    Materials

    Silver

You May Also Like
  • 18k Gold Antique Hair Ornament
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    Everything old is new again! Hair accessories are the new way to make any look more fashionable. This antique hair pin is handcrafted with a spray of ...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s Vanity Items

    Materials

    18k Gold

  • Antique Victorian Cut Steel butterfly hair comb
    Located in NEWARK, GB
    A gorgeous antique Victorian era hair comb. It is a two pronged celluloid hair comb in a yellow shade. The top is adorned with a pretty cut steel...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century British Victorian Vanity Items

    Materials

    Cut Steel

  • Antique cut steel Star hair comb, celluloid, Victorian
    Located in NEWARK, GB
    A gorgeous antique Victorian era hair comb. It is a two pronged celluloid hair comb in an orange shade. The top is adorned with a pretty cut stee...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century British Victorian Vanity Items

    Materials

    Cut Steel

  • Victorian Faux Amethyst Gilt Hair Comb
    Located in Miami Beach, FL
    Victorian gilt silver hair comb/hairpin with peacock motif starring purple colored stones.
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Victorian Vanity Items

    Materials

    Crystal, Vermeil, Gilt Metal

  • Tiffany & Co Estate Honey Comb Pattern Money Clip Silver
    By Tiffany & Co.
    Located in Brooklyn, NY
    Tiffany & Co Estate Honey Comb Pattern Money Clip Silver TIF493 TRUSTED SELLER SINCE 2002 PLEASE SEE OUR HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACKS FROM OUR CLIENTS!! FREE SHIPPING This eleg...
    Category

    1990s American Vanity Items

    Materials

    Silver

  • Eyebrow Comb Objet
    By Mordekai
    Located in Miami Beach, FL
    The Mordekai OBJET collection is a first of its kind. Unique makeup tools designed of solid 24 k gold plated brass to adorn your powder room, or vanity with a surreal art twist. Tam...
    Category

    2010s American Modern Vanity Items

    Eyebrow Comb Objet
    Free Shipping

Recently Viewed

View All