• Huge horn comb Hénon Fils Ainé (3)
  • Europe
  • France
  • Width : 10 1/4 inch
  • Height : 8 7/8 inch
  • Depth : 1/8 inch
  • Huge and gorgeous comb made by the French factory HENON FILS AINÉ for South-America export, especially Argentina and Uruguay. This kind of comb made of pressed horn or carved tortoiseshell was very fashionable during the Masculino period (1830) and even after (1850). This example has a beautiful exotic design: flowers, fruits like cocoa pods and snakes.
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