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Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli
Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli

Ethnic Turkmenistan vanity comb with turquoise and lapis lazuli

$ 95.04

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Used
  • Modified Item: No
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkmenistan

    Description

    A traditional double sided dressing comb set with turquoise and lapis lazuli
    CONDITION: good vintage condition with expected wear.
    SIZE: 2½ ins h x 3½ ins w (6 x 9 cm)
    APPROXIMATE DATE: early to mid 20
    th
    century
    MATERIALS: silver, turquoise, lapis lazuli
    DESCRIPTION:
    This wonderful dressing or vanity comb is from Turkmenistan, where tribal craftsmen demonstrate their skills in metal-smithing in such well executed implements used for grooming the hair.
    It comprises a wooden comb which is set into a sheet metal casting of low grade silver metal chased and decorated with foliate arabesque designs. The comb is further embellished with three oval lapis lazuli cabochons in bezel settings, each surrounded by small turquoises. The design is the same on both sides. Such combs are commonly set with semi precious stones, – in particular carnelian, turquoise and lapis lazuli, inset.
    FURTHER INFORMATION:
    This type of traditional H shaped comb offers two sets of teeth, one noticeably broader and more widely spaced than the other. This makes it an ideal instrument for grooming both fine and coarser sections of hair. Double sided H shaped combs are typically carved out from one piece of the material, whether wood, bone, or tortoiseshell. The end pieces are typically much thicker than those in the centre. This serves the function of protecting the inner more delicate teeth. It also provides scope for decoration which is typically done on the centre panel and both sides of the end pieces.
    This item is part of the lifetime collection of Dr. Dorothea Hentschel of Berlin.
    Dr Hentschel assembled an extensive collection of varied historic artefacts which were recently sold at a Berlin auction house. These included many decorative and vanity combs gathered from her travels. Many of the items were added during the 1920s and 1930s. However the collection was still being expanded into the early 2000s. Most of the combs bear labels showing their origin, and date when they were added to the collection, often with additional notes by the collector.