A boxwood comb of H form

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A boxwood comb of H form
pierced and chip carved with multiple panels of tracery, carved with the words in individual panels to one side mi vos vida foys, the obverse with twin slotted sections for handles (lacking), French, late 15th/early 16th century -- 4¼in. x 7½in. (10.8 x 19cm)

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Pages 362-4, comparative examples illustrated plates 381-2.

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