Regency Tortoiseshell and Cut Steel Hair Comb with a Shooting Star feed-agegroup-adult The diamond heart adds a

The diamond heart adds a lovely sparkle

and there is another vibrant sapphire at the centre

This lovely pin has all the charm and light of the period

Often to get a strand of these corals take decades and is highly prized

is frequently seen in ecclesiastical heraldry

Regency Tortoiseshell and Cut Steel Hair Comb with a Shooting Star feed-agegroup-adult The diamond heart adds aMade of tortoiseshell and cut steel, this early 19th century comb was designed as an ornamental piece for the back of a Lady's hair. The stunning design features a depiction of the Great Comet of 1811, also known as Napoleon's Comet, which dazzled the sky for almost a year with its massive coma measuring over a million miles. Many saw it as a portent of Napoleon's plans to invade Russia and the war that followed in 1812. The Regency period saw the