Regency Tortoiseshell and Cut Steel Hair Comb with a Shooting Star feed-agegroup-adult A large emerald green stone

A large emerald green stone is set in a stylish design

Crescent moons in antique jewellery symbolise “new beginnings”

15ct gold was only used between 1854 and 1931

This centre stone is given extra movement by being suspended on its own hook

It also works wonderfully when stacked with a diamond eternity ring

Regency Tortoiseshell and Cut Steel Hair Comb with a Shooting Star feed-agegroup-adult A large emerald green stoneMade 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