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An Unusual Carved Ivory Hand and Arm Head Scratcher
( Anglo/Chinese
1800 to 1900
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Medium
Ivory
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Dimensions
22.00cm high
( 8.66 inches high)
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Literature:
Deliberately carved to be used to relieve an itch under a Gentleman's powdered wig or Maharajah's silk bejewelled turban this ivory curiosity is as far as we can ascertain unique.
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Description / Expertise
An Unusual Carved Ivory Hand and Arm Head Scratcher
Purposely carved with sharp fingernails to scratch an itching scalp under a wig or turban
Anglo Chinese
Early 19th Century
Size : 22 cm long – 8¾ ins long
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