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A TORTOISE AND GOLD COMB
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A TORTOISE AND GOLD COMB

POSSIBLY GOA, INDIA, POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY

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A TORTOISE AND GOLD COMB
POSSIBLY GOA, INDIA, POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY
The gold mount decorated with filigree
11.5 cm. wide
24 gr. (gross)
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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A similar comb with silver filigree mounting is decribed and illustrated in Exhibition catalogue, Exotica- The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance Kunstkammer, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, 17 October 2001-6 January 2002, pp. 140-141, where the author states that 16th Century Indian tortoiseshell combs were very rare in 17th Century Europe.