Regards,
Dave.
Thomas' post with the section from the catalogue from the 1962 Louvre exhibition "Dix siecles de joaillerie francaise" gave the names of the then owners, which provides the clue to the provenance of the comb.
The diadem (or tiara) belonged to Earl Spence.
His grandmother was Margaret Baring, a daughter of Lord Revelstoke.
The comb (or tiara) belonged to Sir Edward Reid.
His mother was Susan Baring, another of Lord Revelstoke's daughters. She married Sir James Reid, a famous physician.
So the two owners were cousins.
Apart from the mystery of where both jewels might be today, there is the question of how and when they entered into Lord Revelstoke's possession. Purchased? Inherited? And as a set or separately?
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