Hair jewelry


Hair has always been dressed, adorned, styled, and hair jewelry has crossed all periods and styles. From combs to clips, from tiaras to pins, we find objects made of precious metals like gold or silver, or simpler materials like wood or horn. The Art Nouveau period was a very creative decade for hair jewelry: by honoring femininity and curves, the jewelers of the time allowed women to adorn their hair with accessories of great finesse and were indispensable elements of the toilet.

Today these jewels are elements that we easily wear during a wedding, a civil union ceremony, a beautiful party. They adorn the head and dress the hair for the special events of our lives.

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  • Silver amethyst and quartz hair pinArt nouveau Hair double pin in silver

    Art Nouveau double hair pin

    560,00€

    Art Nouveau double hair pin in silver. Art Nouveau pin composed of a rose quartz and a violet quartz (amethyst) in drop form, placed on either side of a silver stem. Both crystals are encircled by silver flowers. This important pin was most likely used to adorn a hairstyle, such as a chignon. Antique double pin, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900, France.

    Boar hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold) and goldsmith’s hallmark.

    Length: 12 cm
    Quartz dimensions: 3 x 1.5 cm

    Note: one end screws onto the stem
    Condition: crack on one quartz

    Weight : 24.03 gr

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  • Gold antique hair pin for wedding hair styleAntique hair pin for a wedding

    Gold Victorian wedding hair pins

    740,00€

    Gold Victorian wedding hair pins. This pair of pins consists of two two-prong combs in blond organic material and a twisted-effect element in 18 karat gold. Sold as a pair. France, late 19th century.

    True head jewels, these late 19th-century hair accessories will adorn and sublimate your wedding chignon and add a romantic finishing touch.

    Eagle head and goldsmith hallmarks

    Height: 9.5 cm Width: 2.1 cm

    Condition: scratches from use

    Weight: 3.96 gr each

    Unit price : 340 €

    A smaller pair of the same model is available to complete a set of 4 hairpins (last photo).
    To view them, click here.

    Learn more about antique hairstyles: from the 19th to the 20th century, women styled their hair with tendrils (twists plastered on the forehead) and curls framing each side of the face. They added to their hairstyle a comb, flowers, leaves, or ribbons adorned with jewelry.

     

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  • Epingle à cheveux peigne mariage

    Antique gold wedding hairpins

    700,00€

    Antique gold wedding hairpins in 18 karats gold and blond organic material. These hairpins are composed of two teeth made of blonde organic material and a twisted-effect element in 18 karat gold (750). Sold as a pair. Wedding hairpins from the late 19th century, France.

    Genuine head jewels, these late 19th-century hair accessories will adorn and enhance your wedding bun, giving it a romantic final touch. These antique gold pins will be perfect for a religious event or an anniversary.

    Height: 8 cm
    Width: 1.5 cm

    Note: these pins are sold as a pair
    Condition: small chip on one of the tips of one of the pins

    Weight: 2.1 gr and 2 gr

    A larger pair of the same model is available to complete a set of 4 hairpins (last photo).
    To view them, click here.

    More about hairstyles: From the 19th to the 20th century, women styled their hair with “accroche-coeurs” (twists pinned to the forehead) and curls framing each side of the face. They adorned their hairstyles with combs, flowers, leaves, or ribbons adorned with jewelry.

    Crédits photographiques Inès Tano

     

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  • epingle a cheveux mariage en acier et cornepeigne a chignon mariage en corne

    Steel-cut hair comb

    480,00€

    Steel-cut hair comb. This antique comb has five blond horn teeth. The top part slopes down and is decorated with a line of faceted steel-cut flowers. Antique hair comb, perfect for wedding hair accessories. Head jewel, France, early 19th century.

    Dimensions: 7,5 cm x 8,5 cm

    Condition: slight scratches, central flower moves slightly

    Weight : 18.58 gr

    Further info : In the 19th century dictionary of techniques: “Steel, thanks to its hardness, is susceptible to a beautiful polish; one forms very finely faceted half-pearls from it, and these steel points are riveted one against the other on silver-plated copper plates pierced with a thousand holes, which reproduce in silhouette the arrangements one wishes to execute.”

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  • Horn hair comb signedpeigne Art Nouveau en corne signé

    Large Art Nouveau horn comb

    400,00€

    Large Art Nouveau horn comb. Large Art Nouveau seven-tooth comb in blond horn with floral decoration. It depicts a cherry blossom branch, a very common motif in the Art Nouveau period, influenced by Japanese art. Chignon comb signed E. Birkel, circa 1900.

    E. Birkel signature.

    Height : 10.5 cm
    Width : 13.5 cm

    Condition : wears of use

    Weight : 19 gr

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  • Victorian coral wedding comb

    450,00€

    Victorian coral wedding comb in golden metal with 8 teeth. The comb’s teeth are made of blond corn. The upper part moves. It is decorated with two golden and matte wheat ears, with sixteen orange to red coral beads. 19th century tiara comb, Victorian period, French Napoleon III period.

    Height : 7,4 cm
    Width: 11 cm

    Condition : traces of oxidation
    Weight : 28,59 gr

    Authentic head jewel, this 19th century hairstyle accessory will adorn and sublimate your hair and give it a romantic final touch.

    Gemological point: it is a gem of organic origin. Only the branched calcareous trunks of certain corals are used in jewellery. Its colour is due to organic pigments close to carotene: varying from blood red to white, passing by the pink “angel skin”.

    Fashion point: in the 19th century, women wore their hair in twists on the top of their heads and in curls, hanging from each side of the face. They added a comb, flowers, leaves or jewelled ribbons to their hairstyle.

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