Comb
Jewellery
2022.11.9.4.JW.TI.C1920.FR
Description
Yellow celluloid comb with ridges imitating the polishing of the horn, composed by four teeth, surmounted by a shell with openwork decoration represented plants some are enhanced with brown rhinestones. In the center of the composition, a mandorla enhanced with green rhinestones surrounds plants.Its vegetal decoration inscribes it in the aesthetics of Art Nouveau, but its curves a little more rigid testify to the period of transition which gradually takes place towards the aesthetics of Art Deco.
Materials
CelluloidRhinestones
Origin
vers 1920 FranceDimensions
Length : 11.8 cmHeight : 14.5 cm