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Mother-of-pearl sailor comb
Width : 4 3/8 inch
Height : 2 3/4 inch
Depth : 1/4 inch
Cut out a thick piece of mother-of-pearl by a sailor or a convict, this comb is decorated with two carved snakes in a virginal nature environnement. Tiny coral beads embellishment.
Late 19th c
Coral
Mother-of-pearl
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