Auguste Bonaz Signed French Ivory Mantilla Style Hair Comb
Ref: AB-1401-006
This is a very beautiful mantilla style hair comb in French ivory by the House of Bonaz. The characteristic signature of the designer can be seen in illustration four.
The comb has a very tall wedge shaped heading, having a narrow border of scroll work all around the outer edge. This very tall wedge shape is an iconic one of the Art Deco period. We can see the same design echoed in the comb worn by the sitter in the final illustration. This is taken from an advertisement for hair combs by the Bonaz atelier in a French magazine called “Claude”.
French ivory was a synthetic material introduced at the beginning of the 20th century as a sustainable substitute for genuine elephant ivory which was becoming rare and expensive.
Size: 6½ ins h x 4 ins w (16.5 x 10 cms)
£100.00
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