λ A collection of hair ornaments, 19th century

λ A collection of hair ornaments, 19th century, comprising: seven tiaras in gilt metal and paste, two with tortoiseshell comb fittings, largest inner curve 17.6cm, some areas of damage; together with a bag of gilt metal tiara components

Cf.: Henri Vever, French Jewelry of the 19th Century, English edition translated by Katherine Purcell, London, 2001 (originally Paris, 1906-8), p.125, for a selection of comparable hair ornaments dating from the First Empire