A Late 18thC Whale Bone & Ebony Wig Scratcher c.1780 sub-Curios Pieces retaining untouched original paint

Pieces retaining untouched original paint are becoming increasingly scarce

The bases have losses so new stands could be made for them if so desired or the base ends could be partially restored if one wanted

The cinema stills included are mostly MGM copyright including titles such as Jumbo

but all is consummate with age with a card that has been in use for exactly one hundred and twenty five years

A Late 18thC Whale Bone & Ebony Wig Scratcher c.1780 sub-Curios Pieces retaining untouched original paintOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Length: 16 Width: 1 (at hand) The wonderfully tactile wig or back scratcher of particularly long size, the elegant hand crafted in whale bone to an ebony handle terminating in a knop, the whole surviving from the last quarter of the eighteenth century. The piece is in very good original order which is hard to find with examples of this type and has a superb patina. Large wigs were